Common name | Blanche à taches sombres |
Language | French |
Type | FAO old |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 4 - (Less common name) |
Country | France |
Locality | |
Ref. | Bussing, W.A., 1995 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
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Remarks | 'Blanche', i.e., white, from Francique 'blank' (German 'blank'), i.e., shiny (Ref. 9404); 'à taches sombres', i.e., dark spotted; 'taches' from Old Francique 'teche, têkan' (i.e., mark) of the same origin as in Gothic 'taikns' (German 'Zeichen', i.e., sign) (Ref. 9404); 'sombre' from an old verb 'sombrer', i.e., to make shade, from Low Latin 'subumbrare' from Latin 'umbra', i.e., shadow, shade, darkness (p. 699 in Ref. 9404). Name not listed in ASFIS version 2006 (Ref. 56807). |