Common name of Gadus morhua
 
Common name Morue commune
Language French
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country France
Locality
Ref. Dorel, D., 1986
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core primary lexeme
1st modifier mod. for abundance
2nd modifier
Remarks 'Morue' (variant 'molue') of obscure origins; maybe from Celt 'mer'; and Old French 'luz' from Old Latin 'lucius' (p. 477 in Ref. 9404, see also 'gade' and 'brochet'); 'commune'; i.e., common, from Latin 'communis', i.e., of a group (p. 182 in Ref. 9404).
 
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