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GAR [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-01-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Fish
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- garfish
1, record 1, English, garfish
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- garpike 2, record 1, English, garpike
correct
- hornfish 2, record 1, English, hornfish
correct
- greenbone 2, record 1, English, greenbone
correct
- sea needle 3, record 1, English, sea%20needle
correct
- gar 4, record 1, English, gar
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Belone belone(gar) is a species of bony fishes in the family [Belonidae]. 4, record 1, English, - garfish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
garfish: common name also used to refer to various other species of fish. 5, record 1, English, - garfish
Record 1, Key term(s)
- gar fish
- gar pike
- horn fish
- green bone
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- orphie
1, record 1, French, orphie
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- orphie commune 2, record 1, French, orphie%20commune
correct, feminine noun
- orphie vulgaire 2, record 1, French, orphie%20vulgaire
correct, feminine noun
- aiguille de mer 3, record 1, French, aiguille%20de%20mer
correct, feminine noun
- aiguillette 4, record 1, French, aiguillette
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
orphie : appellation commerciale française normalisée par le Bureau de normalisation du Québec. 5, record 1, French, - orphie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
aiguille de mer : nom vernaculaire employé également pour désigner d'autres espèces de poissons. 5, record 1, French, - orphie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Peces
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- aguja
1, record 1, Spanish, aguja
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-02-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Fish
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- halfbeak
1, record 2, English, halfbeak
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- half-beak 2, record 2, English, half%2Dbeak
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any of a family(Hemiramphidae) of small elongate fishes resembling the gar, closely allied to the flying fishes and like these often moving some distance through the air above the water, having on the lower jaw an extension like a beak, and inhabiting chiefly warm seas. 3, record 2, English, - halfbeak
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- demi-bec
1, record 2, French, demi%2Dbec
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- hémirhamphidé 2, record 2, French, h%C3%A9mirhamphid%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Poisson téléostéen voisin de l'orphie, mais dont la seule mâchoire inférieure est allongée. Les demi-becs comportent une centaine d'espèces [...] capables de sauter hors de l'eau et d'effectuer des vols planés. Famille des hémirhamphidés. 2, record 2, French, - demi%2Dbec
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-06-15
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- ganoid scale
1, record 3, English, ganoid%20scale
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- lepidosteoid 2, record 3, English, lepidosteoid
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the true ganoid scale consists of lamellae of ganoin deposited on a layer of lamellate bone.... It is characteristic of gar pikes, sturgeons, and their allies. [Ganoid scales are] hard, shiny, rhomboid plates, fitted closely together in diagonal rows. 2, record 3, English, - ganoid%20scale
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- écaille ganoïde
1, record 3, French, %C3%A9caille%20gano%C3%AFde
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Chez les Chondrostéens et les Holostéens, les écailles primitives se fusionnent en larges écussons losangiques. Ces écussons comprennent une couche profonde correspondant à l'ensemble des plaques basales des écailles placoïdes fusionnées et une couche superficielle représentant la substance propre des dents fusionnées. Cette couche superficielle prend un éclat particulier, d'où le nom d'écaille "ganoïde" donné à ce type. 2, record 3, French, - %C3%A9caille%20gano%C3%AFde
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Paleontología
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- escama ganoidea
1, record 3, Spanish, escama%20ganoidea
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Escama propia de los peces ganoideos, formada por una gruesa capa superficial de ganoína y por otra interna ósea, reducida. 1, record 3, Spanish, - escama%20ganoidea
Record 4 - internal organization data 1999-10-13
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Monographs
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- The State of Small Business and Entrepreneurship in Atlantic Canada
1, record 4, English, The%20State%20of%20Small%20Business%20and%20Entrepreneurship%20in%20Atlantic%20Canada
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
..., 1996, by Gar Pynn et al. Fourth edition. Moncton, New Brunswick : Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency ACOA). 2, record 4, English, - The%20State%20of%20Small%20Business%20and%20Entrepreneurship%20in%20Atlantic%20Canada
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
... 1998. ACOA, 1998 3, record 4, English, - The%20State%20of%20Small%20Business%20and%20Entrepreneurship%20in%20Atlantic%20Canada
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Titres de monographies
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- État de la petite entreprise et de l'entrepreneurship dans la région de l'Atlantique
1, record 4, French, %C3%89tat%20de%20la%20petite%20entreprise%20et%20de%20l%27entrepreneurship%20dans%20la%20r%C3%A9gion%20de%20l%27Atlantique
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Publication annuelle. 2, record 4, French, - %C3%89tat%20de%20la%20petite%20entreprise%20et%20de%20l%27entrepreneurship%20dans%20la%20r%C3%A9gion%20de%20l%27Atlantique
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
..., 1996. Quatrième édition. Moncton (Nouveau-Brunswick) : Agence de promotion économique du Canada atlantique (APECA). 3, record 4, French, - %C3%89tat%20de%20la%20petite%20entreprise%20et%20de%20l%27entrepreneurship%20dans%20la%20r%C3%A9gion%20de%20l%27Atlantique
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 OBS
[...] 1998. APECA, 1998. 4, record 4, French, - %C3%89tat%20de%20la%20petite%20entreprise%20et%20de%20l%27entrepreneurship%20dans%20la%20r%C3%A9gion%20de%20l%27Atlantique
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1995-10-12
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Eastern Mnong
1, record 5, English, Eastern%20Mnong
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A Mon-Khmer language affiliated with the Austro-Asiatic family, spoken in Vietnam. The Eastern Mnong dialects include Chil, Kuanh, Rolom, and Gar. 1, record 5, English, - Eastern%20Mnong
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- eastern mnong
1, record 5, French, eastern%20mnong
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Langue môn-khmère, apparentée à la famille austro-asiatique, parlée au Viêt-nam. Les dialectes issus de cette langue sont le chil, le kuanh, le rolom et le gar. 1, record 5, French, - eastern%20mnong
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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