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SHREWS [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-01-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mammals
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Savi's pigmy shrew
1, record 1, English, Savi%27s%20pigmy%20shrew
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
All shrews are small : Savi's pigmy shrew(Suncus etruscus) of the Mediterranean region and Africa or Malaga is perhaps the world's smallest mammal... it may weight only two grams...-less than a U. S. dime. 1, record 1, English, - Savi%27s%20pigmy%20shrew
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mammifères
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- musaraigne étrusque
1, record 1, French, musaraigne%20%C3%A9trusque
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1983-05-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Archaeology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- tupaiidae 1, record 2, English, tupaiidae
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- tupaiids 1, record 2, English, tupaiids
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
the main representant of the family of tree shrews. 1, record 2, English, - tupaiidae
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Archéologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- tupajidés 1, record 2, French, tupajid%C3%A9s
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1978-04-28
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
- Mammals
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- insectivora
1, record 3, English, insectivora
correct, plural
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An order of small mammals, usually terrestrial, characterized by having the teeth nearly all similar and roughly conical. The limbs are normally pentadactyl and plantigrade. Shrews, hedgehogs and moles are included in this group. 1, record 3, English, - insectivora
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
- Mammifères
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- insectivore
1, record 3, French, insectivore
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Les Insectivores sont des Mammifères de petite taille - les Musaraignes sont même les plus petits que nous connaissons - de faible capacité crânienne, lissencéphales avec des lobes olfactifs importants, plantigrades, pentadactyles, griffus et enfin à denture complète, caractérisée par des molaires hérissées de tubercules aigus. 1, record 3, French, - insectivore
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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