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MOUFFETTE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-06-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mammals
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- striped skunk
1, record 1, English, striped%20skunk
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A mammal of the family Mephitidae. 2, record 1, English, - striped%20skunk
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mammifères
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mouffette rayée
1, record 1, French, mouffette%20ray%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mouffette 2, record 1, French, mouffette
see observation, feminine noun
- moufette 2, record 1, French, moufette
see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Mammifère de la famille des Mephitidae. 3, record 1, French, - mouffette%20ray%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le mot mouffette [ou moufette] désigne généralement la mouffette rayée. 2, record 1, French, - mouffette%20ray%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
mouffette; moufette : ne pas confondre avec le putois, une espèce de la famille des Mustelidae. 4, record 1, French, - mouffette%20ray%C3%A9e
Record 1, Key term(s)
- moufette rayée
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1994-06-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Vulcanology and Seismology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- mofette
1, record 2, English, mofette
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The exhalation of carbon dioxide in an area of late stage volcanic activity. 2, record 2, English, - mofette
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Volcanologie et sismologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- moffette
1, record 2, French, moffette
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- mouffette 2, record 2, French, mouffette
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Émanation de gaz carbonique froid qui succède aux éruptions volcaniques. 2, record 2, French, - moffette
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] émanations de gaz carbonique, avec accessoirement de l'azote, de l'hydrogène et des carbures d'hydrogène. Ces mofettes s'échappent silencieusement des fissures du sol 3, record 2, French, - moffette
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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