Common name | Eelpout |
Language | English |
Type | Vernacular |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
Country | United Kingdom |
Locality | |
Ref. | Wheeler, A., 1992 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
Core | primary lexeme |
1st modifier | other fish |
2nd modifier | |
Remarks | Also in Ref. 9900. 'eel' from Middle English, 'ele', from Old English 'ael' and akin to Old High German, 'ãl' (Ref. 11978); 'pout' from Middle English 'poute', i.e., a fish with a large head, from Old English 'pute' and akin to Middle English 'pouten', i.e., to pout and Sanskrit 'budbuda', i.e., bubble (p. 922 in Ref. 11978). |