zeevarken
English translation: dogfish (type of shark)
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|  Selected response from: Kate Hudson (X) Netherlands Local time: 03:28 | ||||||
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| 3 +1 | sea pig |
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| 3 +1 | harbour porpoise |
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| 3 | blue porpoise-shark |
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peer agreement (net): +1sea pig Explanation: Sea pig might just do the thing! "Seevark" in Afrikaans is also called a "tornyn", which is a small dolphin, about 1.5m long and looks rather like a porpoise (although it isn't) and is often referred to by fisherman as a 'tornyn' (Afrikaans ... www.simonelwen.net/index2.php/research/PhD?SimonElwen=16247... - 6k - These are well-known terms in the villages along the South African west coast. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2008-03-07 14:13:41 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I found another reference: Labuschagne & Eksteen, Verklarende Afrikaanse Woordeboek, Van Schaik, 1993: seevark, "Stompneussoogdier van die see, 'n soort dolfyn, wat in troppe voorkom en wydverspreid is, bruinvis (Phocaena, Cephalorhyncus, Lagonorhyncus, Lactoria spp.") -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2008-03-07 14:16:20 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- typo for "fishermEn". Sorry! |
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peer agreement (net): +1harbour porpoise Explanation: http://users.pandora.be/willy.vancammeren/NBC/nbc_glos_b.htm bruinvis Merswijn, meyrswijn: (Frans: Marsouin, Latijn: Phocoena phocoena) zeevarken, werd vroeger veel gegeten. Harbour Porpoise. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2008-03-07 14:57:03 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- http://www.00957.06jn.thinkquest.nl/Haaien/Varkenshaai.html - this is a text with a zeevarken that is definitely a form of shark - dogfish http://www.fishnz.co.nz/species.cfm?cat=Sharks&fish=Spotted ... |
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blue porpoise-shark Explanation: This is one of the confusing situations where animals are referred to by their vernacular names. According to the "Pharos Groot Woordeboek" a "seevark" in Afrikaans is a stump-nosed dophin-like creature, also referred to as a "tornyn". A "tornyn" (Lagonorhyncus) is a blue porpoise-shark. This explanation may possibly serve for Dutch "seevark" as well. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 hrs (2008-03-07 16:44:39 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Sorry, Dutch "zeevarken"! |
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