Common name | Pirapuco miri |
Language | Portuguese |
Dialect | Tupi-guarani |
Type | Vernacular |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
Country | Brazil |
Locality | |
Ref. | Toledo-Piza, M., 2002 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
Core | primary lexeme |
1st modifier | mod. for size |
2nd modifier | mod. for size |
Remarks | Pirapuco = possibly a variation of pira (fish) + pucu (long) (Ferreira, 1999) or a variation of 'pirapoc' = swimming bladder + miri = variation of 'mirim' = small |