Nature Names for Tourists

 

Local names for distinctive Mediterranean wildlife

 

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🌿

agave, (American or flowering or spiked); American century; century plant;  miracle of nature

agave; agavŽ; "alos"? (incl. sisal)

agave (americana)

magŸey (liso); pita Eur?; penca azul PE? henequŽn (agave?)

atzavara; pita

αθάνατος

Agave americana

🐟

ahi, albacore È tunas

🐟

anchovy, (European)

anchois

acciuga; alice

boquer—n; anchoa

anxova; seit—; aladroc; boquer—

inćun, (europski)

γάυρος

Engraulis encrasicolus

🐟

angler fish È monkfish

🌳🍅

arbutus È strawberry tree

🌿💮

asphodel

asphodle

asfodelo

asf—delo; asfodelo; gam—n

čepljez; brden

ασφόδελος

Asphodelus spp.

🌿💮

aven (type)

benoite Žcarlate or orangŽe

γέο

Geum coccineum

🐟

barracuda, European

brochet de mer

luccio marino

espet—n

espet

škaram

λούτσος

Sphyraena sphyraena

🐦

bee-eater

gupier d'Europe

gruccione

abejaruco (comœn)

abellerol

pčelarica, žuta 

μελισσοφαγός

Merops apiaster

J

boar, (wild)

sanglier ♂; laie ♀; marcassin (young)

cinghiale ♂; cinghiala ♀; cinghialetto (young)

jabal’ ♂; jabalina ♀; jabato (young)? porco bravo Gal; also È saino

(porc) senglar

svinja, divlja

αγριογούρουνο

Sus scrofa

🐟

bogue

bogue (commun)

boga; boba (Romagna?); vopa (Campania?)

boga

boga

bukva etc; bukvina; boba etc; bobulina; buhar; matijaš

γό¹α

Boops boops

🐟

bonito, Atlantic or belted

bonite ˆ dos rayŽ; pŽlamide

palamita

bonito (atl‡ntico); sarda; caba–a blanca VE

bon’tol 

palamida; pastirica; polanda

¹αλαμίδα

Sarda sarda

🌿💮

bougainvillea

bougainvillea, bougainvillŽe

buganvilla

Bougainvillea

🌳

box; boxwood Am

buis

bosso

boj; boje

boix

šimšir

¹υξάρι

Buxus sempervirens

🐟

brill

barbue

rombo liscio

rombo

καλκάνι?

Scophthalmus rhombus

🌿💮

broom

gent incl. Òcytises vŽritablesÓ (Cytisus spp.) and Ògents vŽritablesÓ (Genista spp.) etc

ginestra incl. citiso etc.

retama, hiniesta etc.

ginesta?

Genisteae incl. Cytisus spp. and Genista spp.

🐦

buzzard; common buzzard

buse variable

poiana

ratonero comœn

aligot comœ

škanjac or mišar, obični

γερακίνα

Buteo buteo

🐟

carp

carpe

carpa

carpa comœn

carpa

šaran

κυ¹ρίνος

Cyprinus carpio

🕷

carpet-shell È clam

🌳

castor oil tree

ricin

ricino commune; palma Cristi; cagamengia Sard

higuera (infernal or del diablo); higuerillo (blanco or rojo); higuerilla; higuereta; ricino

ric’; riciner; cagamuja; cagamutxo

krpelja

ρετσινολαδιά

Ricinus communis

🌿

century plant È agave

🌿

chaparral È maquis

🌳🍅

chestnut, European or sweet or Spanish

ch‰taignier (tree); ch‰tain or marron (nut)

castagno (tree); castagna (nut)

casta–o (regoldo) (tree); casta–a (nut); casti–eiro, castiro Gal

castanyer (tree); castanya (nut)

kesten, pitomi 

καστανιά

Castanea sativa

🌳

Christ's or Jerusalem thorn;  crown of thorns

Žpine du Christ; porte chapeau

marruca; spina di Cristo

espina santa or de cristo; paliure; paliuro

espinavessa

drača

Paliurus spina-christi

🕷

cicada

cigale

cicala

cigarra

cigala

cvrčak

τζίτζικας

Cicada spp; Lyristes spp.

🌿💮

cistus È rock-rose

🌳🍅

citron

cŽdratier (tree); cŽdrat (fruit)

cedro; "citro"

cidro (tree); cidra, poncil, lim—n francŽs, toronja (fruit)

poncemer, naronger (tree); poncem, poncir, naronja (fruit)

κιτριά (tree); κίτρο (fruit)

Citrus medica

🕷

clam; carpet-shell

palourde

vongola nera or verace

almeja fina

escopinya llisa?

kućica; vongola?

χάβαρο

Venerupis decussata

🕷

crayfish (freshwater); also È scampi and È lobster, spiny and È prawn, painted

Žcrevisse ˆ pieds rouges or ˆ pattes rouges (freshwater)

gambero d'acqua dolce (freshwater)

cangrejo de r’o; (‡staco?) (freshwater)

rak, riječni or plemeniti

καραβίδα του γλυκού νερού (freshwater)

Potamobius spp.; Astacus spp

J

Cretan wild goat

κρι-κρι; αίγαγρο της Κρήτης; αγρίμι; αγριοκάτσικο; σανάδα ♀

Capra aegagra cretensis or cretica

🐦

crow, hooded

corneille mantelŽe (or cendrŽe or grise); religieuse

cornacchia bigia or dal mantello

corneja cenicienta?

cornella emmantellada

vrana, siva 

κουρούνα

Corvus corone cornix

🌿💮

curry plant

immortelle d'Italie

perpetuino (dÕItalia); semprevivo

siempreviva del monte; curry; guirnalda?

ramell de sant Pon; guirnalda

smilje

Helichrysum italicum (or angustifolium?)

🕷

cuttlefish

seiche

seppia

jibia

s’pia; spia 

sipa

σου¹ιά

Sepia officinalis

🌿💮

cyclamen

cyclamen

ciclamino

ciclamen; ciclamino; pamporcino

cyclamen

cikl‡ma; skrižalina

κυκλαμίνο

Cyclamen spp.

🌳

cypress, Italian or Mediterranean or funeral

ciprs

cipresso

ciprŽs

xiprer

čempres, obični

κυ¹αρίσσι; also È αγρικυ¹άρισσο

Cupressus sempervirens

J

deer, Corsican red

cerf rouge or Žlaphe de Corse

cervo corsicano or sardo

Cervus elaphus corsicanus

J

deer, roe

chevreuil

capriolo

corzo

cabirol

srna, obična or europska; srndač

ζαρκάδι

Capreolus capreolus

🐟

dentex

dentŽ

dentice

dent—n

dŽntol

zubatac

συναγρίδα

Dentex dentex

🐟

dolphin-fish; mahi-mahi HI

dorade, daurade Car (& IO?); coryphne

lampuga

dorado (comœn); delf’n CAm; lampuga Eur?

llampuga; dorado

lampuga

κυνιγός; κορύφαινα K?

Coryphaena hippurus

🌿💮

dragon arum

serpentaire (commune)

dragontera, culebrera, taragontia?

zmijavčica

δρακόντια; φιδόχορτο

Dracunculus vulgaris; Arum dracunculus

🕷

Dublin bay prawn È scampi

🐦

duck hawk È peregrine

🐦

eagle, golden

aigle royal

aquila reale

‡guila real; ‡guia real Gal

ˆguila or ˆliga daurada

orao, suri 

χρησάετος

Aquila chrysaetos

🐦

eagle, sea; also È osprey

pygargue

aquila di mare

pigargo

Haliaeetus spp.

🐦

eagle, white-tailed (sea); erne

pygargue ˆ queue blanche; orfraie?

aquila di mare a coda bianca

pigargo comœn

ˆguila marina

orao štekavac or bjelorepan

θαλασσαετός

Haliaeetus albicilla

🐦

eagle, short-toed

circate Jean-le-Blanc

biancone

‡guila culebrera; ‡guia albela Gal

ˆguila marcenca

orao zmijar

φιδαετός

Circaetus gallicus

🐦

erne È eagles

🌳🍅

fig

figuier (tree); figue (fruit)

fico (comune or caprifico); figu Sard

higuera (tree); higo (fruit)

figuera (tree); figa (fruit)

smokva, (obična)

συκιά (tree); σύκω (fruit)

Ficus carica

🌳

fir, Spanish

sapin d'Espagne

abete di Spagna

pinsapo

pinsap(-o)

jela, španjolska

Abies pinsapo

🕷

firefly (winged); glowworm (wingless); lightning bug Am

lampyre; luciole; ver luisant (wingless)

lucciola; lampiride

luciŽrnaga

lluerna; cuca de llum

krijesnica

κωλοφωτιά

Lampyridae etc.

🐦

flamingo, greater

flamant (rose)

fenicottero

flamenco; flamingo Gal

flamenc comœ

φοινικό¹τερο

Phoenicopterus ruber roseus

🌳💮

frangipani; pagoda or temple tree

frangipanier

frangipani

sacuanjoche (P. rubra) NI; flor blanca CR?

Plumeria spp.

🌿

fynbos È maquis

🐟

garfish Eur; needle fish Am

aiguille; orphie

aguglia

aguja

agulla

iglica

ζαργάνα

Belone belone

🌿

garrigue

garrigue

gariga

gariga

garriga

gariga

φρύγανα

🕷

glowworm È firefly

🐟

goatfish È red mullet

🐟

goby

gobie

ghiozzo

cabot etc

γωβιός?

Gobius spp.

🐟

goosefish È monkfish

🌿🍅

grape, grape vine È vine

🐟

grouper, dusky

mŽrou brun or rouge or noir or sombre or de MŽditerranŽe; lucerna Corsica

cernia bruna

mero; garopa; chernia marr—n; mero de altura Gal

nero; mero; anf—s; rei

kirnja (golema)

ροφός

Epinephelus marginatus

🌿🍅

gumbo È okra

🐟

hake

merlu

nasello; merluzza

merluza; pescado (locally)

llu (europeu)

oslić

μ¹ακαλιάρος

Merluccius merluccius

🐟

hammerhead È sharks

🐦

hawk, fish È osprey

🌿💮

heath; "heather"

bruyre?

erica (commune) ; brugo; tuvara Sard

brezo

bruc? bruguera?

Erica spp.

🌳

heath or heather, tree

bruyre arborescente or blanche or en arbre

scopa (da fastello or di bosco)

brezo blanco or arb—reo

bruc boal or mascle or de pipes or de soca

vrijes veliki

ρεϊκι

Erica arborea

🌿💮

heather; Scots heather; ling

bruyre commune

brugo; also È erica

brezo comœn; brecina

bruguerola

vrijes; vrijesak

Calluna vulgaris

🌳

heather, broom

bruyre ˆ balais

erica da scope; scopa

brezo de escobas

bruc femella or d'escombres

Erica scoparia

🌿💮

hibiscus

hibiscus

ibisco della Cina? rosa cinese?

hibisco

hibisc (de la xina); rosa de xina

ιβισκός

Hibiscus rosa sinensis

🐦

hoopoe

huppe fasciŽe

upupa

abubilla; bubela Gal

puput

pupavac

τσαλα¹ετεινός

Upupa epops

J

jackal

chacal

sciacallo (dorato)

chacal

xacal

šakal; (zlatni) čagalj

τσακάλι

Canis aureus

🐦

jay; Eurasian jay

geai des chnes

ghiandaia

arrendajo; pega marza Gal

gaig

šojka ( kreštalica)

κίσσα

Garrulus glandarius

🐟

John Dory

Saint-Pierre

pesce San Pietro

pez de San Pedro

gall or peix de sant Pere

kovač; šanpjer etc; riba Svetog Petra 

χριστόψαρο

Zeus faber

🌳💮

Judas tree

arbre de JudŽe

albero di Giuda

‡rbol del amor

arbre de l'amor  or de Judes or de Judea

judić

κουτσου¹ιά

Cercis siliquastrum

🌳🍅

Killarney strawberry tree È strawberry tree

🌿

kwongan È maquis

🌿🍅

lady's finger È okra

🐦

lammergeier È vultures

🌿💮

lavender

lavande; aspic

lavanda; spiganardo; spigo(nardo)

espliego; lavanda; alhuzema

esp’gol

lavanda

λεβάντα

Lavandula spp.

🌳

lentisk; mastic tree

lentisque

lentischio; lentisco; moddizzi, modditzi Sard

lentisco

mata; llentiscle; llentrisca

tršlja

μαστιχά; μαστιχόδενδρο; σκίνος; σκινάρι

Pistacia lentiscus

🕷

lightning bug È firefly

🌳

lime or linden tree

tilleul

tiglio

tilo

tell; tiller

lipa

τίλιο? (incl. φλαμουριά?)

Tilia spp.

🌿💮

ling È heather

🌳

liquidambar; oriental sweetgum; storax tree?

storace?

estoraque

Liquidambar orientalis

🕷

lobster, European

homard

astice (europeo); elefante di mare

bogavante

llomˆntol; grimaldo

hlap; rarog; humer

αστακός; καραβίδα μεγάλη

Homarus vulgaris or gammarus

🕷

lobster, European spiny; crayfish

langouste

aragosta (mediterranea)

langosta

llagosta

jastog

αστακός

Palinurus elephas or vulgaris

🌳🍅

locust tree È carob tree

🌿💮

Madonna lily

lys blanc

giglio (di Sant'Antonio)

azucena (comœn or blanca)

ljiljan, marijin

κρίνος

Lilium candidum

🐟

mahi-mahi È dolphin-fish

🌿

maquis; (cf. chaparral Am; fynbos ZA; kwongan AU)

maquis

macchia; macchie

matorral

brolla

makija

μακκί?

🌿

marjoram, wild È oregano

J

marten, pine

martre commune or des pins

martora eurasiatica (or dei boschi or di Prussia?)

marta silvestre

mart(-a)

kuna zlatica

δενδροκούναβο; δασοκούναβου

Martes martes

J

marten, stone or beech or house

fouine

faina; (martora di Francia?)

gardu–a; fuina

fagina; gorja blanc

kuna bjelica

κουνάβι; ¹ετροκούναβο

Martes foina

🌳

mastic tree È lentisk

🌳🍅

medlar also È loquat

nŽflier (tree); nfle (fruit)

nespolo (tree); nespola (fruit)

nisperero? (tree); n’spero? (fruit)

mušmula

μουσμουλιά? (tree); μούσμουλο? (fruit)

Mespilus germanica

🌿

miracle of nature È agave

🐟

monkfish, angler fish Eur; goosefish Am

lotte; baudroie

rana pescatrice; rospo

rape; pejesapo; pix’n Ast

rap; buldroi

grd—bina mrkulja; rošpo; žaba

βατραχόψαρο

Lophius spp.

🕷

mosquito

moustique; maringouin (esp. outside FR)

zanzara

mosquito

mosquit; cŸic

kom‡rac

κουνού¹ι

Culicidae

J

moufflon

mouflon

muflone, mufflone

mufl—n

mufl—

muflon, (europski)

αγριο¹ρόβατο; μουφλόν

Ovis (ammon) musimon

🌳🍅

mulberry

mžrier (tree); mžre (fruit)

moro, gelso (tree); mora del gelso (fruit)

moral esp. M. nigra; morera esp. M. alba (tree); mora (de morera) (fruit)

morera

murva; dud

μουριά (tree); μούρο (fruit)

Morus spp.

🕷

mussel, Mediterranean

moule mŽditerranŽenne or de MŽditerranŽe

mitilo mediterraneo;  muscolo NW; peocio NE; cozza S

mejill—n mediterr‡neo

dagnja; mušula

μύδι Μεσογείου

Mytilus galloprovincialis

🌳🍅

myrtle

myrte

mirto; murta Sard

array‡n; mirto

murta; murtra; murtera

mirta; mrča

μυρτιά

Myrtus communis

🐟

needlefish È garfish

🐦

nuthatch, Corsican

sittelle corse

Sitta whiteheadi

🌳

oak, cork

chne-lige

quercia da sughero or da sughera

alcornoque; (sufreiro Le—n)

alzina surera; surer?

(hrast) plutnjak

φελλόδρυς

Quercus suber

🌳

oak, holm or evergreen

chne vert; yeuse

(quercia) leccio

encina

alzina

hrast crnika; česmina; česvina

αριά

Quercus ilex

🌳

oak, Kermes (or holly or scrub?)

chne kerms; garric Occ

quercia spinosa

coscoja; coscolla blanca; matarubia; mara–a; carrasquilla; chaparro/–a

coscoll etc; alzina ravell; garric; garriquella, garritx, garroll

oštrika; prnar; komorovac

¹ουρνάρι; ¹ρίνος

Quercus coccifera

🌿🍅

okra; ochro GY; gumbo; lady's finger

gombo; calou GF

gombo

ocra; okra; quingomb—, quinbomb— CU, VE

μ¹άμιες; γκόμ¹ο?

Hibiscus esculentus

🌿💮

oleander; rose-bay

laurier-rose; olŽandre; laurier IO, Car

oleandro; mazza di San Giuseppe; rosagine

adelfa;  baladre

baladre; balandre; oleandre; llorer rosa

oleander; lijander

¹ικροδάφνη

Nerium oleander

🌳🍅

olive

olivier (tree); olive (fruit)

olivo, ulivo (tree); oliva, uliva (fruit)

aceituno, olivo (tree); aceituna, oliva (fruit)

olivera (tree); olivo (fruit)

maslina; uljika

ελιά, ελαιά

Olea europea

🌳🍅

olive, cultivated

olivier (tree); olive (fruit)

olivo coltivato

aceituno, olivo (tree); aceituna, oliva (fruit)

olivera (tree); olivo (fruit)

ελιά, ελαιά

Olea europaea sativa

🌳🍅

olive, wild

olivier sauvage or olŽastre  (tree); olive (fruit)

oleastro; olivastro; olivo selvatico

acebuche

ullastre; rabell; oastre

maslina, divlja; mastrinka

ελιά, ελαιά; αγριελιά

Olea europaea oleaster

🌿

oregano; wild marjoram

origan (commun or vulgaire); marjolaine sauvage

origano; acciughero?

orŽgano

orenga

mrav’nac; or’gano

ρίγανη

Origanum vulgare

🐦

osprey; fish hawk Am, TT; sea eagle Car?

balbuzard pcheur or fluviatile; aigle pcheur CA?; aiglon, malfini de la mer Car

falco pescatore

‡guila pescadora VE; halc—n pescador; ‡guila or guaraguao de mar, guincho Car; gavil‡n pescador CR, MX; ‡guia peixeira Gal

ˆguila or ˆliga peixatera or pescadora

bukoč; orao ribar or ribič

ψαραετός

Pandion haliaetus

🕷

oyster, (European flat)

hu”tre (plate)

ostrica

ostra

ostra; ˜stia

kamenica, (europska); oštriga?

στρείδι

Ostrea edulis

🌳💮

pagoda tree È frangipani

🌳🍅

pear, wild

pero selvatico or alpino; perastro

peral silvestre

perera borda

kruška, divlja

Pyrus pyraster

🐟

perch, (European or Eurasian)

perche (commune)

persico reale

perca

percar

grgeč; kostriješ; bandar

¹ερκί; ¹οταμό¹ερκα; κακοξύστρα

Perca fluviatilis

🐦

peregrine (falcon); duck hawk Am

faucon pŽlerin

pellegrino

halc—n peregrino VE or comœn; falc—n pelegr’n Gal

(falc—) pelegr’

sokol, sivi 

¹ετρίτης

Falco peregrinus

🐟

pike; northern pike; pickerel (young) Eur

brochet; brocheton (young)

luccio

lucio

llu de riu; luci; lluci

štuka

τούρνα

Esox lucius

🐟

pilchard È sardine

🌳

pine, Aleppo

pin d'Alep

pino d'Aleppo

pino carrasco or carrasque–o or blanquillo or de Alepo; pincarrasco

pi blanc or bord or nas or melich or garriguenc

bor, alepski or bijeli HR

¹εύκη, χαλέ¹ιος 

Pinus halepensis

🌳

pine, European black

pin noir (d'Autriche)

pino nero

pino salgare–o or laricio or negral

pinassa

bor, crni

μαυρό¹ευκο

Pinus nigra

🌳

pine, Corsican etc

pin (laricio) de Corse etc

pino corso etc

pino (negral) de C—rcega or  laricio etc

Pinus nigra laricio (Med ssp)

🌳

pine, Heldreich or Bosnian

pino loricato

munika

ρόμ¹ολο

Pinus heldreichii or leucodermis

🌳

pine, maritime or cluster or Bournemouth

pin maritime etc.

pino marittimo or pinastro or selvatico

pino mar’timo etc; pi–eiro bravo Gal

pi pinastre or mar’tim or de fulla

bor, primorski

Pinus pinaster

🌳

pine, Scots or common or red

pin sylvestre; daille (Franco-Provenal?)

pino silvestre

pino silvestre; (pino albar or blanquillo or royal Guadarrama, or serrano Gredos?)

pi roig or femella or vermell; (pi) rajol or rajolet

bor, obični HR; bor, bijeli SR

λιάχα; δασική ¹ευκη

Pinus sylvestris

🌳

pine, Turkish or Calabrian or East Mediterranean

pin de Calabre

pino calabro

pino de Chipre or de Calabria or de Creta

pi de Turquia

bor, brucijski

¹εύκη, τραχεία; Τουρκικό or Καλαβρέζικο ¹εύκο

Pinus brutia

🌳🍅

pine, umbrella or stone  (tree); pine kernel or nut (seed)

pin pignon or parasol (tree); pigne, pignon (seed)

pino da pinoli or a ombrella or domestica (tree); pinolo, pignolo (seed)

pino pi–onero (oralbar or real or de la tierra or doncel or manso or de comer or de pi–on?); pi–—n (seed); pi–eiro manso Gal

pi pinyer or bo or parasol or pinyoner or ver or campaner or de llei or de pinyons; piny— (seed)

pinija

κουκουναριά, στροφιλιά (tree); κουκουνάρι (seed)

Pinus pinea

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pistachio

pistache; pistache arbuste IO Cr

pistacchio

pistacho; alf—ncigo

pistatxer; pistatxo; festuc

pistacia

φιστικιά

Pistacia vera

🐟

plaice

plie commune

platessa

solla

iverak zlatopjeg

Pleuronectes platessa

🌳

plane

platanier

platano

pl‡tano

plˆtan

platana

¹λάτανος

Platanus spp.

🐟

pointer, blue or white È sharks

🌳🍅

pomegranate

grenadier (tree); grenade (fruit)

melograno (tree); melagrana (fruit); granato

granado (tree); granada (fruit)

magraner

šipak; mogranj; nar; (granat–)jabuka

ροδιά (tree); ρόδι (fruit)

Punica granatum

🐟

porgy È sea bream

🕷

prawn Eur; shrimp Am

crevette

gambero

gamba

gamba

k˜zica

γαρίδα

🌳🍅

prickly pear

figuier de Barbarie (plant); figue de Barbarie (fruit)

fico d'India; figu murisca Sard

chumbera; higuera chumba or de tuna (plant); higo chumbo or de tuna (fruit)

figuera palera or de moro

smokva, indijska

φραγκοσυκιά

Opuntia ficus-indica; O. tuna-blanca

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quince

cognassier (tree); coing (fruit)

(melo) cotogno (tree); (mela) cotogna (fruit)

membrillero (tree); membrillo (fruit)

codonyera

dunja

κυδωνιά (tree); κυδώνι (fruit)

Cydonia oblonga

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red mullet Eur; goatfish Am

rouget barbet or de roche acc. to sp.

triglia di fango, barbone (M. barbatus); triglia di scoglio (M. surmuletus).

salmonete de fango or de roca acc. to sp.

moll de fang or de roca acc. to sp.

trlja; b‡rbun

μ¹αρμ¹ούνι or κουτσομούρα acc. to sp.

Mullus barbatus or surmuletus

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rock-rose; cistus

ciste

cisto; murdegu Sard

jara

estepa

bušin

Cistus spp.

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rose-bay È oleander

🌿🍅

rosemary

romarin; encensier

rosmarino

romero

roman’; romer(o)

ružmarin etc; ruzman; žmurod

δεντρολίβανο

Rosmarinus officinalis

🐟

sailfish

voilier

pesce vela

aguja de mar; pez vela; aguja vela VE

ιστιοφόρος

Istiophorus spp.

🐟

salema

saupe

salpa; sarpa

salema; (salpa?)

salpa; aurada grisenca; saupa

salpa; sopa

σάλ¹α

Sarpa (or Boops) salpa

🐟

sardine, European sardine (young); pilchard (adult)

sardine

sardina; sarda

sardina; parrocha (small; Ast)

sardina

srdela

σαρδέλλα

Sardina pilchardus

🕷

scallop, great or pilgrim

coquille Saint-Jacques

ventaglio

concha de peregrina; vieira

petxina de pelegr’; xel

kapica, jakovljeva or jakobova; kapes‡nta?

κτένι

Pecten jacobaeus

🕷

scampi; Dublin bay prawn; crawfish; crayfish

langoustine

scampo

cigala; langostina

escamerlˆ; garagan

škamp

καραβίδα

Nephrops norvegicus

🐦

scops owl

hibou petit-duc

assiolo

autillo

xot; (mussol?)

ćuk

γκιώνης

Otus scops

🕷

scorpion

scorpion

scorpione

escorpi—n; alacr‡n

escorp’

σκορ¹ιός

🐟

scorpion fish

rascasse

scorfano, scorfanotto acc. to species

escorpena; esc—rpora; rascacio

esc—rpora; rascassa

škarpina, škarpinica, škrpinica, škarpun, škrpun acc. to species

σκορ¹ιός,  σκορ¹ίνα acc. to species

Scorpaena (S. notata, porcus, scrofa)

🐟

sea bass; (white) sea perch; white salmon Am

bar; loup (de mer); loubine

spigola; spinola; branzino

lubina; robaliza; r—balo

llobarro

lubin; brancin; smudut

λαβράκι

Morone or Dicentrarchus labrax

🐟

sea bream

brme de mer

ljuskavka

Sparidae

🐟

sea bream, Couch's or common Eur; (red) porgy Am

pagre commun

pagro (mediterraneo); praio

pargo

pˆguera; pagre; fusta

pagar; pagra; albun

φαγγρί; (μερτζανι?)

Pagrus or Sparus pagrus

🐟

(sea-)bream, gilt-head

dorade; daurade

orata

dorada

orada

k—marča; podlanica; dinigla; lovrata; ovrata; sekulica

τσι¹ούρα

Sparus aurata

🐟

sea-bream, red

dorade commune

occhialone

besugo

okan

λιθρίνι

Pagellus centrodontus or bogaraveo

🐟

(sea-)bream, saddled

oblade

occhiata

oblada

oblada

ušata; oćada

μελανούρι

Oblada melanura

🐟

sea-bream, white

sar commun

sarago maggiore; sargo

sargo

sard (comœ)

šarag

σαργός

Diplodus sargus; Sargus sargus or rondeletii

🐟

(shark), smooth hammerhead

(requin-)marteau; (maillet? demoiselle?)

squalo or pesce martello

tibur—n martillo cruz or liso

peix martell

mlat; jaram

ζυγαινα; ¹ατερίτσα; σφύραινα?

 Sphyrna zygaina

🐟

shark, mako; blue pointer AU?

requin mako

(squalo) mako

marrajo; (incl. (marrajo) dientuso); mako

solraig

Isurus spp.

🐟

shark, (great) white; white pointer; blue pointer ZA

(grand) requin blanc

squalo bianco

jaquet—n blanco; gran blanco MX

taur— blanc

pas ljudožder; velika bijela

σκυλόψαρο; σμ¹ρίλλιος

Carcharodon carcharias

🐦

shrike, red-backed

pie-griche Žcorcheur

averla piccola

alcaud—n dorsirrojo

escorxador

svračak, rusi

αετομάχος

Lanius collurio

🌳💮

smoke tree; Venetian sumach

arbre ˆ perruques

scotano

‡rbol de las pelucas

rujevina

χρυσόξυλο

Cotinus coggygria; Rhus cotinus

🐟

sole, Dover

sole

sogliola

lenguado

llenguado

list, (morski)

γλώσσα

Solea solea

🐟

squid

encornet

calamaro

calamar

calamar

lignja, (europska)

καλαμάρι

Loligo vulgaris

🌳

storax È liquidambar?

🐦

stork, white

cigogne blanche

ciconia bianca

cigŸe–a blanca or comœn; cigo–a comn Gal

cigonya blanca

roda, bijela

¹ελαργός; λευκο¹ελαργός

Ciconia ciconia

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strawberry tree; Killarney strawberry tree; arbutus

arbousier (commun) (tree); arbouse (fruit)

corbezzolo; albatro

madro–o/–a; (madro–ero/–a, madrollo, merodo, albocera; alborocera Arag; aborio LiŽbana; borto Burgos, Rioja; albedro, borrachin Ast?; Žrbedo Gal

arbocer(-a) etc; arbo; arboc— etc; llipoter etc; llicutet; cirerer d«arbo or de llop or de pastor

planika

κουμαριά (tree); κούμαρο (fruit)

Arbutus unedo

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sumach, Venetian È smoke tree

🌳

sweetgum È liquidambar

🐟

swordfish

espadon; empereur

pesce spada

pez espada; emperador

peix espasa; emperador

iglun; sabljarka

ξιφιός; ξιφίας Κ

Xiphias gladius

🌳💮

tamarisk

tamaris

tamerice; tamarisco?

tamarisco; taray; taraje

tamariu; tamarisc; tamarina; tamarit; tamarell

tamaris; metlika

αρμυρίκι

Tamarix spp.

🌳💮

temple tree È frangipani

🌳

terebinth; turpentine tree

tŽrŽbinthe

terebinto

terebinto; cornicabra

arbre del pi; cornicabra; garrofer bord; llampuga; noguereta

smrdljika

κοκκορεβιθιά; κοκκορέτσα

Pistacia terebinthus

🌿💮

thyme

thym

timo; serpillo; serpollino

timo; tomillo

tim—; farigola

timijan; timas; bosiljak; manja mažurana; majčina dušica

θυμάρι

Thymus spp.

🐟

trout, Mediterranean

truite ˆ grosses taches (incl truite corse)

trota sarda (S. cettii?); trota dell'Atlante (S. macrostigma?)

trucha del mar Tirreno

Salmo cettii and/or S. (trutta) microstigma

🐟

tuna, Atlantic bluefin

thon rouge (du Nord or de l'Atlantique or de MŽditerranŽe)

tonno rosso or pinna blu

atœn rojo or azul or cimarr—n or de aleta azul (del Atl‡ntico)

tonyina (vermella or roja)

tunj; tuna

τόννος, ερυθρός or κόκκινος

Thunnus or Orcynus thynnus

🐟

tuna, long-fin; albacore

thon blanc; germon

alalunga; alalonga; tonno bianco

bonito del norte Eur? albacora; atœn blanco; atœn de aleta larga CL

bacora; bacoreta; tonyina blanca; ullada

tunj dugokrilac or dugorepi

τόννος μακρό¹τερος; τονάκι; όρκυνος

Thunnus alalunga

🐟

(tuna), skipjack or stripe-bellied

bonite ˆ ventre rayŽ; listao

tonnetto striato

listado; bonito (de altura or de vientre rayado); barrilete MX

bon’tol (de ventre) ratllat

ρίκι

Katsuwonus or Euthynnus pelamis

🐟

turbot

turbot

rombo chiodato

rodaballo

καλκάνι

Scophthalmus maximus; Psetta maxima

🌳

turpentine tree È terebinth

👽

turtle, green

tortue verte or franche

tartaruga verde

tortuga verde or franca; tortuga blanca CO; peje blanco PR;  tartaruga mari–a verde Gal

tortuga verda

želva, golema

χελώνα μύδας; ¹ράσινη θαλασσοχελώνα; τσαγαλοχελώνα

Chelonia mydas

👽

turtle, leatherback

(tortue) luth

dermochelide coreacea

(tortuga) laœd; baula CR; tortuga canal, barriguda, cana CO; tinglar PR; tartaruga de coiro Gal

tortuga llaŸt

usminjača, sedmopruga 

δερματοχελώνα

Dermochelys coriacea

👽

turtle, loggerhead

caouane, caouanne

tartaruga comune

(tortuga) caguama CO, MX; tortuga boba Eur; tartaruga mari–a comœn Gal

tortuga babaua

želva, glavata

Caretta caretta

🕷

Venus, warty

praire (commune); pra•ro Med

tartufo di mare; caparon Venice etc.

escupi–a grabada; almej—n

escopinya gravada

brbavica; prnjavica; kučica etc.

kυδώνι

Venus verrucosa

🌿🍅

vine, wine vine, grape vine (plant); grape (fruit)

vigne (plant); raisin (fruit)

vite (plant); uva (fruit)

vid (plant); uva (fruit)

vinya, cep, parra (plant); ra•m (fruit)

vinoloza, vinova loza, vinski trs, čokot (plant); grožđe (fruit)

κλήμα, άμ¹ελος (plant); σταφύλι (fruit)

Vitis vinifera

🐦

vulture, bearded; lammergeier

gypate (barbu)

avvoltoio barbato or degli agnelli; gipeto (barbuto)

‡guila barbuda; quebrantahuesos; cascaosos Gal

trencal˜s

kostoberina, (žutoglava)

γυ¹άετος

Gypaetus barbatus

🐦

vulture, (European) black (Old World)

vautour moine

avvoltoio monaco

buitre negro; abutre cincento Gal

voltor negre

strvinar, crni (euroazijski)

μαυρόγυ¹ας

Aegypius monachus

🐦

vulture, Egyptian

percnoptre d'ƒgypte

capovaccaio

alimoche comœn; abutre branco Gal

aufrany; miloca; moixeta voltonera

crkavica; bijela kanja

ασ¹ρο¹άρης; κουκάλογο Zagori

Neophron percnopterus

🌳🍅

walnut

noyer (tree); noix (nut)

noce (comune); nuxi Sard

nogal (tree); nuez (nut)

noguera

orah

καρυδιά (tree); καρύδι (nut)

Juglans regia

🐟

weever

vive

tracina

ara–a, escorpi—n, v’bora, salvariego (according to sp.)

aranya

δράκαινα

Trachinus spp.

🐟

white salmon Am, (white) sea perch È sea bass

J

wolf, grey Eur or gray Am or timber

loup; louve ♀; louveteau (young)

lupo

lobo; loba ♀

llop

vuk, (sivi)

λύκος

Canis lupus

 

 

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