Common name of Oncorhynchus kisutch
 
Common name Sea trout
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Canada
Locality British Columbia
Ref. Scott, W.B. and E.J. Crossman, 1998
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core
1st modifier
2nd modifier
Remarks 'Sea' from Germanic related to German 'see', Dutch 'zee', Swedish 'sjö' and Danish 'so', from prehistoric Germanic 'saiwiz' of unknown origins (p. 464 in Ref. 11979); 'trout' from Middle English 'trout' from Old English 'trüht' from Low Latin 'trocta' from Latin 'tructa', i.e., a fish with sharp teeth, from Greek 'troktes', i.e., gnawer from 'trogein', i.e., to gnaw (p. 1266 in Ref. 11978).
 
Entered by Garilao, Cristina V.
Modified by Sampang-Reyes, Arlene G.
Checked by Palomares, Maria Lourdes D.
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