Common name | Spring |
Language | English |
Type | Vernacular |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
Country | United States (contiguous states) |
Locality | |
Ref. | Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
Core | |
1st modifier | |
2nd modifier | |
Remarks | 'Spring' from Old English, i.e., where a spring rises from the ground (source of new growth), from Indo-European base 'sprengh-', i.e., rapid movement (source of German and Dutch 'springen', i.e., jump, and Swedish 'springa', i.e., run) (p. 496 in Ref. 11979). |