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BROWN FACE [7 records]

Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dog and Cat Breeding
CONT

The boxer... is a trim, squarely built dog with a short, square-shaped muzzle, a black mask on its face, and a shiny shorthaired coat of fawn(reddish brown) or brindle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des chiens et chats

Spanish

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Record 2 2021-06-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dog and Cat Breeding
CONT

The Brussels griffon is a sturdily built dog and is noted for an intelligent and affectionate nature... it has a domed head with large, dark eyes, a short face, and an upturned nose. The coat may be reddish brown, black, or a combination of the two...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des chiens et chats

Spanish

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Record 3 2021-06-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dog and Cat Breeding
CONT

The cairn terrier is a short-legged dog with a short, broad face fixed in a "keen" expression that is typical of the breed. Its harsh coat is usually bluish-gray, tan, or pale yellowish brown.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des chiens et chats

Spanish

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Record 4 2016-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

A small squat owl common in Europe and having a flattened head and face, dark brown parts streaked with dark brown.

OBS

A bird of the family Strigidae.

OBS

In English scientific usage, all elements of names of bird species require capital letters except for hyphenated adjectives where the second word is not capitalized, for example, Black-crowned Night Heron.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Oiseau de la famille des Strigidés.

OBS

chevêche d'Athéna : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux.

OBS

En français, les noms des espèces d'oiseaux acquièrent une valeur de nom propre; tous les substantifs génériques de même que tous les qualificatifs spécifiques qui précèdent le substantif générique doivent prendre la majuscule, par exemple : Pétrel minime, Petit Butor.

Spanish

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Record 5 2016-02-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mammals
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

A small, long-tailed monkey, of South America, having a small white face with black muzzle and gold, brown, or greenish fur.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mammifères
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Petit singe d'Amérique tropicale, à queue plutôt touffue et non préhensible, se nourrissant d'insectes et de végétaux, vivant en troupes de plusieurs centaines d'individus. Famille des cébidés.

Spanish

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Record 6 2008-09-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mammals
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

[Macaque with] brown or grey... color [and] pink face which is typically bereft of fur, its tail is of medium length and averages between 20. 7 and 22. 9 centimeters, [and with] a lifespan of about 25 years.

CONT

The rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta), often called the rhesus monkey, is one of the best known species of Old World monkeys.

OBS

Common throughout Afghanistan to northern India and southern China.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mammifères
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Macaque de couleur brunâtre à grise, au visage rosâtre et qui atteint une longueur de 64 centimètres, avec une queue atteignant 30 centimètres.

CONT

Le macaque rhésus (Macaca mulatta) ou singe rhésus ou bandar, est l'une des espèces de singes les plus connues de l'Ancien monde. C'est un macaque typique, commun dans tout l'Afghanistan, jusqu'en Inde septentrionale et en Chine méridionale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mamíferos
Entrada(s) universal(es)
DEF

[Macaco] de talla mediana con cuerpo y extremidades fuertes [su] hocico es más o menos alargado, su color es generalmente café claro amarillento, más oscuro en el lomo que en la región ventral [o] grisáceo, en ocasiones rojizo con la cara y las orejas color carne.

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Record 7 2006-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Epidermis and Dermis
CONT

Age spots are flat, brown patches of skin that occur in irregular shapes. They appear most commonly on the arms, face, and back of the hands.... Age spots are caused by an increased number of pigment-producing cells in the skin. They are thought to occur in response to long-term sun damage and are associated with aging of the skin.

OBS

age spot, senile lentigo, solar lentigo, liver spot: Terms usually used in the plural. The plural form of "lentigo" is: lentigines or lentigos.

Key term(s)
  • senile lentigos
  • senile lentigines
  • solar lentigines
  • solar lentigos
  • liver spots
  • age spots

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Épiderme et derme
CONT

Le lentigo sénile correspond à une tache de coloration sombre de quelques centimètres de diamètre apparaissant sur le dos des mains des personnes âgées.

CONT

[Les] lentigos séniles communément appelés «taches de vieillesse» apparaissent entre 30 et 40 ans; siègent sur le visage, les avant-bras, le dos des mains, la poitrine et les épaules [...]

Spanish

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