Common name of Chilomycterus antennatus
 
Common name Bridled burrfish
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country Bahamas
Locality
Ref. Böhlke, J.E. and C.C.G. Chaplin, 1993
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core morphology
1st modifier other/n.a.
2nd modifier
Remarks 'burr', i.e., a rough or prickly envelope of a fruit, from Middle English 'burre' akin to Old English 'byrst', i.e., bristle (p. 189, Ref. 11978); 'fish' from Germanic 'fiskaz' from same source as Latin 'piscis' from Indo-European word 'piskos' (p. 229 in Ref. 11979); 'bridled', from Old English 'bridel' from Germanic 'bregd-', i.e., braid (p. 79, Ref. 11979).
 
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