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rattail [3 records]

Record 1 2023-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

Chimaera monstrosa (rabbitfish) is a species of vertebrates in the family [Chimaeridae].

Key term(s)
  • rabbit fish
  • rat fish
  • searat
  • rat-tail
  • ghostshark

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

chimère : appellation commerciale française normalisée par le Bureau de normalisation du Québec.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Peces
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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Record 2 2023-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
  • Commercial Fishing
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

Grenadier, also called rat-tail or rattail, any of about 300 species of abundant deep-sea fishes of the family Macrouridae found along the ocean bottom in warm and temperate regions. The typical grenadier is a large-headed fish with a tapered body ending in a long, ratlike tail bordered above and below by the anal and second dorsal fins.

OBS

grenadier: trade name recommended by the "Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales" and by Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
  • Pêche commerciale
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Poisson de la famille des Macrouridés exploité dans l'Atlantique du nord-ouest.

OBS

grenadier : appellation commerciale normalisée par l'OLF et le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Peces
  • Pesca comercial
Entrada(s) universal(es)
CONT

Los macrúridos (Macrouridae) son una familia de peces gadiformes conocidos vulgarmente como granaderos o colas de rata debido a la desproporcionada longitud y forma de esta comparada con la parte delantera del cuerpo.

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Record 3 2011-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foundry Practice
DEF

A surface imperfection on a casting, occurring as one or more irregular lines, caused by expansion of sand in the mold.

OBS

rattail: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

Key term(s)
  • rat tail
  • rat-tail

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fonderie
DEF

Défaut de fonderie.

OBS

queue-de-rat : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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