Common name of Myoxocephalus aenaeus
 
Common name Crapaud de mer nain
Language French
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Canada
Locality
Ref. Leim, A.H. and W.B. Scott, 1966
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core
1st modifier
2nd modifier
Remarks 'Crapaud' from Francique 'krappan' = 'crapot, crapaut, crape, escraper', i.e., trash, to clean by scraping; commonly used for animals perceived as ugly (p. 417 in Ref. 11853); 'de mer', i.e., of the sea, from Latin 'mare' (p. 458 in Ref. 9404); 'nain', i.e., dwarf, from Latin 'nanus' from 'nabot' = 'nain' and 'bot', maybe influenced by 'navet' and which is used to describe a small sized man (p. 486 in Ref. 9404).
 
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