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BORD CARDINAL [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-11-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
- Marine Biology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hinge line
1, record 1, English, hinge%20line
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[The] edge of [a brachiopod] shell where the two valves articulate. 2, record 1, English, - hinge%20line
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
- Biologie marine
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ligne cardinale
1, record 1, French, ligne%20cardinale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- bord cardinal 1, record 1, French, bord%20cardinal
correct, masculine noun
- ligne d'articulation 2, record 1, French, ligne%20d%27articulation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Zone de séparation des valves [d'un brachiopode] située dans la région cardinale [...] 1, record 1, French, - ligne%20cardinale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-09-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- cardinal margin
1, record 2, English, cardinal%20margin
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The curved posterior margin of a brachiopod shell along which the valves are hinged, homologous with the hinge line of strophic shells but not parallel to the hinge axis. 2, record 2, English, - cardinal%20margin
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- ligne cardinale
1, record 2, French, ligne%20cardinale
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- bord cardinal 2, record 2, French, bord%20cardinal
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Dans les brachiopodes] ligne suivant laquelle se réunissent les deux valves dans la région des crochets [...] 1, record 2, French, - ligne%20cardinale
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Le] bord cardinal [est le] bord postérieur de la coquille des Brachiopodes articulés (il ne concorde pas toujours avec la ligne de la charnière) [...] 2, record 2, French, - ligne%20cardinale
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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