Common name of Oncorhynchus mykiss
 
Common name Truite arc-en-ciel
Language French
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country France
Locality
Ref. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 1990
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core primary lexeme
1st modifier color pattern(s)
2nd modifier
Remarks 'Truite' from Old French 'troite' from Low Latin 'tructa' from Greek 'trôktês', i.e., voracious (p. 771 in Ref. 9404); arc-en-ciel, i.e., rainbow; 'arc' from Latin 'arcus', i.e., bow (p. 43 in Ref. 9404); 'ciel' from Latin 'caelum', i.e., sky (p. 166 in Ref. 9404).
 
Entered by Cruz, Tess
Modified by Sampang-Reyes, Arlene G.
Checked by Busson, Frédéric
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