Common name of Alosa sapidissima
 
Common name Alose savoureuse
Language French
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country Canada
Locality Quebec
Ref. Scott, W.B. and E.J. Crossman, 1973
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core primary lexeme
1st modifier taste/smell
2nd modifier
Remarks 'Alose' from Latin 'alausa' (p. 25 in Ref. 9404); 'savoureuse', i.e., tasty, from Latin 'sapor, oris' and low Latin 'saporare' (p. 673 in Ref. 9404). Also Ref. 11364.
 
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