Common name | Flounder |
Language | English |
Type | Aquarium |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
Country | Hawaii |
Locality | |
Ref. | Miyasaka, A., 1993 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
Core | primary lexeme |
1st modifier | |
2nd modifier | |
Remarks | Name used in aquarium trade in Hawaii; 'flounder', i.e., flatfish, Middle English, from Anglo-French 'floundre', of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse 'flythra', i.e., flounder (Ref. 27888). |