passerino

English translation: young plaice/European plaice

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Italian term or phrase:passerino
English translation:young plaice/European plaice
Entered by: Susanna Garcia

07:50 Oct 1, 2009
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Fisheries / type of small fish
Italian term or phrase: passerino
Small fish that gets left in the nets

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Susanna Garcia
Local time: 17:25
European plaice
Explanation:
found through latin name
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apitassi
Local time: 18:25
Grading comment
Thank you all. I went for young plaice as general web content for tourists who probably aren't that fussed over precise origin.
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3 +1European plaice
apitassi
3juvenile European flounder
Barbara Carrara


  

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European plaice


Explanation:
found through latin name


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_plaice
    Reference: http://www.encyclopeche.com/it/DM-carrelet.htm
apitassi
Local time: 18:25
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you all. I went for young plaice as general web content for tourists who probably aren't that fussed over precise origin.
Notes to answerer
Asker: thank you


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agree  Yasutomo Kanazawa
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juvenile European flounder


Explanation:
Or Platichthys flesus, a European flatfish.
Because the fish can be quite large when adult, I'd add 'juvenile'.
HTH



    Reference: http://www.fishbase.org/summary/speciessummary.php?id=1341
Barbara Carrara
Italy
Local time: 18:25
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
Notes to answerer
Asker: thank you

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