Populärnamn | Longfin snake-eel |
Språk | English |
Typ | Vernacular |
Officiellt handelsnamn | No |
Rang | 3 - (Other common name) |
Land | South Africa |
Observationsplats | |
Ref. | McCosker, J.E. and P.H.J. Castle, 1986 |
Utvecklingsstadium | juveniles and adults |
Kön | females and males |
Bas | primary lexeme |
1st modifier | non-fish animal |
2nd modifier | morphology |
Anmärkningar | 'eel' from Middle English, 'ele', from Old English 'ael' and akin to Old High German, 'ãl' (Ref. 11978); 'snake' like 'serpent' and 'snail' is etymologically the 'crawling' animal, from a prehistoric German base denoting 'crawl' (p. 485 in Ref. 11979). |