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DELPHINUS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-06-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mammals
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- short-beaked common dolphin
1, record 1, English, short%2Dbeaked%20common%20dolphin
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- short-beaked saddleback dolphin 2, record 1, English, short%2Dbeaked%20saddleback%20dolphin
correct
- common dolphin 3, record 1, English, common%20dolphin
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A mammal of the family Delphinidae. 4, record 1, English, - short%2Dbeaked%20common%20dolphin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
common dolphin : common name also used when referring to the genus Delphinus. 4, record 1, English, - short%2Dbeaked%20common%20dolphin
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mammifères
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dauphin commun
1, record 1, French, dauphin%20commun
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Mammifère marin de la famille des Delphinidae. 2, record 1, French, - dauphin%20commun
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
dauphin commun : nom commun aussi employé pour désigner le genre Delphinus. 2, record 1, French, - dauphin%20commun
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-09-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mammals
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- common dolphin
1, record 2, English, common%20dolphin
correct, see observation
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- dolphin 2, record 2, English, dolphin
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A genus of the family Delphinidae. 3, record 2, English, - common%20dolphin
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
common dolphin : common name also used when referring to the species Delphinus delphis. 3, record 2, English, - common%20dolphin
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mammifères
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- dauphin
1, record 2, French, dauphin
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- dauphin commun 1, record 2, French, dauphin%20commun
see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Genre de dauphins qui appartient à la famille des Delphinidae, qui comprend trois espèces (Delphinus capensis, D. delphis et D. tropicalis) et dont l'espèce type est le Delphinus delphis (dauphin commun). 2, record 2, French, - dauphin
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
dauphin commun : nom commun aussi employé pour désigner l'espèce Delphinus delphi. 2, record 2, French, - dauphin
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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