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Record 1 2012-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecology (General)
  • Botany
  • Zoology
DEF

An animal or plant ... indigenous, or peculiar to a country or locality; one not imported or acclimatized.

CONT

The marmout is chiefly a native of the Alps.

CONT

The plants are principally natives of marshy places in New Holland.

CONT

The pine has never been a native of Denmark in historical times.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écologie (Généralités)
  • Botanique
  • Zoologie
DEF

Animal ou plante qui vit, qui croît naturellement dans une région.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec «aborigène», qui se rapporte aux animaux et aux végétaux qui sont originaires du pays dans lequel ils vivent, ou avec «autochtone», qui ne s'emploie qu'en parlant des personnes.

Spanish

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