Common name | Conger eel |
Language | English |
Type | Vernacular |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
Country | New Zealand |
Locality | |
Ref. | Armitage, R.O., D.A. Payne, G.J. Lockley, H.M. Currie, R.L. Colban, B.G. Lamb and L.J. Paul (eds.), 1994 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
Core | primary lexeme |
1st modifier | primary lexeme |
2nd modifier | |
Remarks | 'eel' from Middle English, 'ele', from Old English 'ael' and akin to Old High German, 'ãl' (Ref. 11978). |