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PIKES [3 records]

Record 1 2016-01-15

English

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

The pikes, a family of fishes in the order Clupeiformes characterized by an elongated beaklike snout and sharp teeth.

OBS

family Esocidae

French

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

Poisson osseux d'eau douce, étroit, élancé, au museau plat et pointu, armé de dents aiguës.

OBS

familles Esocidae

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Toponymy
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

Small peaks.

CONT

Glacier Pikes, B.C.

OBS

pikes: rare; B.C.

OBS

pikes: term and definition officially approved by the Geographical Names Board of Canada (GNBC) (formerly named the Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names -- CPCGN) within the scope of its glossary (TB-176) which is the first authoritative publication on generics in use in Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
OBS

pics : générique non attesté au Canada lorsqu'il représente des petits pics. La Commission de toponymie du Canada (CTC) recommande toutefois de traduire "peaks" par «pics».

Spanish

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Record 3 1994-11-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cartography
  • Remote Sensing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cartographie
  • Télédétection

Spanish

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