Common name | Pink salmon |
Language | English |
Type | Vernacular |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
Country | Alaska (USA) |
Locality | |
Ref. | Morrow, J.E., 1980 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
Core | behavior |
1st modifier | color pattern(s) |
2nd modifier | |
Remarks | 'Pink' from Old Dutch 'pinck', i.e., small (source of English 'pinkie', i.e., little finger) (p. 395 in Ref. 11979); 'salmon' from Latin 'salmo, -onis' linked to 'salire', i.e., to jump and hence, the leaping fish (p. 454 in Ref. 11979). |