Common name | Gorette à queue tachetée |
Language | French |
Type | FAO old |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 4 - (Less common name) |
Country | France |
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Ref. | McKay, R.J. and M. Schneider, 1995 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
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Remarks | 'Gorette' from Old French 'gore', i.e., sow (an adult female swine), with an onomatopoeic origin after 'a cry for help' (p. 347 in Ref. 9404); 'à queue tachetée', i.e., spotted tail; 'tacheté', i.e., spotted, from Old Francique 'teche, têkan' (i.e., mark) of the same origin as in Gothic 'taikns' (German 'Zeichen', i.e., sign) (p. 729 in Ref. 9404). Name not listed in ASFIS version 2006 (Ref. 56807). |