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CLOAQUE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-01-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Fish
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cloaca
1, record 1, English, cloaca
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The pit-like chamber that contains the anus and urogenital openings of chondrichthyans; a common opening for digestive, urinary, and reproductive tracts in many fishes. 2, record 1, English, - cloaca
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the sharks ..., the anus opens into a depression on the ventral body surface, the cloaca, which contains ... 3, record 1, English, - cloaca
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Poissons
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cloaque
1, record 1, French, cloaque
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un cloaque n'est vraiment développé que chez les Sélaciens et les Dipneustes. 2, record 1, French, - cloaque
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Peces
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cloaca
1, record 1, Spanish, cloaca
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Porción terminal del aparato digestivo de algunos invertebrados. 2, record 1, Spanish, - cloaca
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-01-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Animal Anatomy
- Birds
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- vent
1, record 2, English, vent
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- cloacal vent 2, record 2, English, cloacal%20vent
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In birds, a common passage for fecal, urinary and reproductive discharge. 1, record 2, English, - vent
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The external opening to the cloaca. Comparable to the anus in mammals. 3, record 2, English, - vent
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Anatomie animale
- Oiseaux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cloaque
1, record 2, French, cloaque
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Chez les oiseaux, orifice dans lequel débouchent les voies urinaires et génitales ainsi que l'anus. 1, record 2, French, - cloaque
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Anatomía animal
- Aves
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- cloaca
1, record 2, Spanish, cloaca
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cavidad posterior del sistema digestivo de aves, reptiles, anfibios y muchas especies de peces. 1, record 2, Spanish, - cloaca
Record 3 - internal organization data 1995-04-13
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Animal Anatomy
- Bowels
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- cloaca
1, record 3, English, cloaca
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
"Cloaca" is the term applied to the end of the digestive tube when this receives the urinary and genital ducts as well as the intestine. A cloaca is general throughout vertebrates except in placental mammals .... 1, record 3, English, - cloaca
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Anatomie animale
- Intestins
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- cloaque
1, record 3, French, cloaque
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Chez les Vertébrés autres que mammifères placentaires.] L'extrémité inférieure du gros intestin forme un cloaque où débouchent les conduits urinaires et génitaux. 2, record 3, French, - cloaque
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Anatomía animal
- Intestinos
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- cloaca
1, record 3, Spanish, cloaca
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Equidna y ornitorrinco poseen una sola abertura, la cloaca, para el paso, desde el seno urogenital, de los productos intestinales, urinarios y reproductores. 1, record 3, Spanish, - cloaca
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