Common name | Cação-panã |
Language | Portuguese |
Dialect | Latin |
Type | Vernacular |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
Country | Brazil |
Locality | |
Ref. | Suzuki, C.R., 1986 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
Core | primary lexeme |
1st modifier | non-fish animal |
2nd modifier | |
Remarks | Cação = shark + panã = same as 'pata' = duck (female) or paw; also means a religious ceremony (Ferreira, 1999) |