Common name of Acestrocephalus sardina
 
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
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