Agouti to Zandoli: Fauna in the Dictionary of Trinbagonian

Authors

  • Lise Winer Emperor Valley Zoo, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
  • Hans E. A. Boos Emperor Valley Zoo, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Keywords:

Trinidad lexicon, colloquial names, colloquial nomenclature

Abstract

In this note that is both informative and quite entertaining, the authors look to local jargon, folklore, culture and literature to identify some flora and fauna of Trinidad and Tobago.

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Published

1991-07-31

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Research Papers