Common name | Biang tuku |
Language | Tagalog |
Type | Vernacular |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
Country | Philippines |
Locality | |
Ref. | Herre, A.W.C.T., 1927 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
Core | primary lexeme |
1st modifier | non-fish animal |
2nd modifier | |
Remarks | 'bia' is the general name given to all species of Family Gobiidae occurring in Philippine waters; 'tuku', i.e., onomatopoeic of the sound a tropical lizard makes; 'biang tuku', i.e., lizard goby. |