Common name | Brassy minnow |
Language | English |
Type | Vernacular |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
Country | Canada |
Locality | British Columbia |
Ref. | Scott, W.B. and E.J. Crossman, 1973 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
Core | primary lexeme |
1st modifier | color pattern(s) |
2nd modifier | |
Remarks | 'minnow', Middle English 'menawe'; akin to Old English 'myne', i.e., 'minnow', Old High German 'munewa', i.e., a kind of fish (Ref. 27888); 'brassy', i.e., of brass, alluding to the brown gold color of this fish. |