Common name | Boreal skate |
Language | English |
Type | Vernacular |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
Country | Australia |
Locality | |
Ref. | Last, P.R. and J.D. Stevens, 1994 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
Core | primary lexeme |
1st modifier | locality/area |
2nd modifier | |
Remarks | 'skate' from Old Norse 'skota' (p. 480, Ref. 11979); 'boreal', i.e., of relating to or located in northern regions, from Latin 'boreas', i.e., north wind, from Greek 'Boreas', i.e., the god of the north wind (p. 169, Ref. 11978). |