| Common name | Mérou genêt-queue |
| Language | French |
| Type | FAO old |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 4 - (Less common name) |
| Country | France |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Coppola, S.R., W. Fischer, L. Garibaldi, N. Scialabba and K.E. Carpenter, 1994 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | |
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| Remarks | 'Mérou' from Spanish 'mero' (p. 1186 in Ref. 11853); 'genêt, geneste', from Latin 'genista', i.e., broom (p. 338 in Ref. 9404); 'queue', from Latin slang 'coda', i.e., 'cauda', tail (p. 622 in Ref. 9404). Name not listed in ASFIS version 2006 (Ref. 56807). |