In Puerto Rico, the endemic tree frogs are called "coqui" (pronounced
ko-kee) because of the way the most common species sings (Eleutherodactylus
coqui)
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Dr. Edwin Cruz-Rivera
Assist. Prof./Director, Marine Sciences Program
Department of Biology
Jackson State University
JSU Box18540
Jackson, MS 39217
Tel: (601) 979-3461
Fax: (601) 979-5853
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"It is not the same to hear the devil as it is to see him coming your way"
(Puerto Rican proverb)
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From: "William Silvert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 1:25 PM
Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Onomatopoeia animal names
My daughter, a one-time linguist of native languages, referred me to the
ouaouaron (pronounced wawaron), a French Canadian word (she thinks it is
mainly Acadian) for bullfrog from the Iroqouis.
Le ouaouaron ou wawaron (Lithobates catesbeianus, auparavant Rana
catesbeiana), est la plus grosse espèce de grenouille d'Amérique du Nord.
Elle a été introduite dans de nombreux pays du monde et est aujourd'hui
qualifiée d'espèce invasive. Le mot ouaouaron est d'origine iroquoise.
Elle est appelée aussi grenouille mugissante ou grenouille-taureau (de
l'anglais bullfrog).
