Common Name | Green fleece |
Language | English |
Type | Vernacular |
Official Trade Name | No |
Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
Country | Chatham Islands |
Locality | |
Ref. | Gosner, K.L., 2015 |
Life Stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
Core | inanimate object |
1st Modifier | color pattern(s) |
2nd Modifier | |
Remarks | 'fleece' Old English 'fleos', 'flies', fleece, wool, fur, sealskin; perhaps from Proto-Indo-European root '*pleus-' meaning 'to pluck, also 'a feather, fleece'. |