Common name of Salvelinus malma
 
Common name Bull trout
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country Canada
Locality British Columbia
Ref. Scott, W.B. and E.J. Crossman, 1998
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core behavior
1st modifier non-fish animal
2nd modifier
Remarks 'Bull' from late Old English 'bula' related to German 'bulle'and Dutch 'bul', i.e., refers to the animal (p. 85 in Ref. 11979); 'trout' from Middle English from Old English 'truht' from Low Latin 'trocta, tructa', i.e., a fish with sharp teeth, from Greek 'troktes', i.e., gnawer, from 'trogein', i.e., to gnaw (p. 1266 in Ref. 11978).
 
Entered by Garilao, Cristina V.
Modified by Palomares, Maria Lourdes D.
Checked by Palomares, Maria Lourdes D.
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