Common name | River lamprey |
Language | English |
Type | Vernacular |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
Country | Canada |
Locality | British Columbia |
Ref. | Hart, J.L., 1973 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
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Remarks | 'river', i.e., banks of a river, from Old French 'riviere' from Vulgar Latin 'riparia', i.e., land by the water's edge, from Latin 'ripa', i.e., bank (p. 446 in Ref. 11979); 'lamprey' from Old English from Latin 'lampreda' from 'lampetra', i.e., stone-licker since the lamprey holds on to rocks with its jawless sucking mouth (p. 316 in Ref. 11979). Also Ref. 4925. |