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quetzal [2 records]

Record 1 2016-02-12

English

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

A large Central American trogon (Pharomachrus mocinno) having a compressed crest, brilliant plumage with the upper parts and throat iridescent greenish and the underparts crimson, and in the male upper tail coverts often exceeding two feet in length.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CONT

Le quetzal ou couroucou royal (Pharomachrus mocinno)... se reconnait à première vue à la huppe de plumes effilochées qui surmonte sa tête (...) sa couleur dominante est le vert émeraude. Le ventre est rouge.

Spanish

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Record 2 1997-05-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Currency and Foreign Exchange
DEF

the basic monetary unit of Guatemala.

OBS

Plural: quetzales.

OBS

GTQ: standardized code for the representation of this currency.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Politique monétaire et marché des changes
OBS

Unité monétaire (Guatemala).

OBS

Pluriel : quetzales.

OBS

GTQ : code normalisé pour la représentation de cette monnaie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Política monetaria y mercado de cambios
OBS

Moneda de Guatemala. Unidad fraccionaria: 100 centavos.

OBS

Plural: quetzales.

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