Common name | Pirabanha |
Language | Portuguese |
Dialect | Tupi-guarani |
Type | Vernacular |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
Country | Brazil |
Locality | Northeastern Brazil |
Ref. | Carvalho, V.A. and R.L. Branco, 1977 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
Core | primary lexeme |
1st modifier | morphology |
2nd modifier | |
Remarks | Probably a combination of 'pirĂ¡' = fish with no scales and 'banha' = fat |