školjci

English translation: Noah's ark

21:20 Nov 1, 2006
Croatian to English translations [PRO]
Zoology / školjkaši
Croatian term or phrase: školjci
Radi se o nekoj vrsti školjaka ili školjkaša, koji se koristi za jelo. Najvjerojatnije se može uzgajati na farmama školjaka ili je neka vrsta nusproizvoda pri uzgoju dagnji i kamenica. Pojam se koristi u okolici Dubrovnika.
Oto Wilhelm
Local time: 20:09
English translation:Noah's ark
Explanation:
Asked a friend from Dubrovnik. Školjak is a local term for what is normally called kunjka in Croatian. She showed me a book "Ribe i školjke Jadrana" (title may not be exact) which showed both terms and translated them as Noah's ark. Scientific name arca noae.
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Nick Saywell
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:09
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Thank you, that must be it.
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Noah's ark


Explanation:
Asked a friend from Dubrovnik. Školjak is a local term for what is normally called kunjka in Croatian. She showed me a book "Ribe i školjke Jadrana" (title may not be exact) which showed both terms and translated them as Noah's ark. Scientific name arca noae.

Nick Saywell
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:09
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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Thank you, that must be it.
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