Common name of Thunnus albacares
 
Common name Albacora-lage
Language Portuguese
Dialect Arab
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Brazil
Locality Northeastern Brazil
Ref. Brandão, J.M., 1964
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core plant
1st modifier inanimate object
2nd modifier
Remarks Albacora = tuna or fig that appears before it is time to come (Ferreira, 1999) + lage (var. of laje) = structure used in roofs or floors; also referred in Carvalho & Branco (1977) for Northeastern Brazil
 
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