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NIDICOLOUS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-05-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- nidicolous
1, record 1, English, nidicolous
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Describing those species in which the offspring are relatively helpless at birth and are kept for a period thereafter in a nest or other hiding place... 2, record 1, English, - nidicolous
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- nidicole
1, record 1, French, nidicole
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit d'un oiseau qui naît nu ou avec un faible duvet et qui est nourri durant plusieurs semaines dans le nid, jusqu'à ce que ces plumes soient poussées. 2, record 1, French, - nidicole
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Aves
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- nidícola
1, record 1, Spanish, nid%C3%ADcola
adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-07-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Animal Behaviour
- Birds
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- altricial
1, record 2, English, altricial
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Term used to describe the maturity at hatching of young, as in the Emberizidae, that are born naked with little or no down, with their eyes closed, incapable of locomotion and which must be fed by their parents. 1, record 2, English, - altricial
Record 2, Key term(s)
- nidicolous
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Comportement animal
- Oiseaux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- tardif
1, record 2, French, tardif
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit du développement des oisillons qui, à l'éclosion, ont les yeux fermés, ne peuvent se déplacer et doivent être nourris par les parents. 1, record 2, French, - tardif
Record 2, Key term(s)
- nidicole
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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