Common name of Molva molva
 
Common name Morue langue
Language French
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country France
Locality
Ref. Cohen, D.M., T. Inada, T. Iwamoto and N. Scialabba, 1990
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core
1st modifier
2nd modifier
Remarks 'Morue' (variant 'molue') of obscure origins; maybe from Celt 'mer'; and Old French 'luz' from Old Latin 'lucius' (p. 477 in Ref. 9404, see also 'gade' and 'brochet'); 'langue', i.e., tongue, from Latin 'lingua' (p. 414 in Ref. 9404).
 
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