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CARDINALIS CARDINALIS [10 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-10-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pyrrhuloxia
1, record 1, English, pyrrhuloxia
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A bird of the family Emberizidae. 2, record 1, English, - pyrrhuloxia
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
According to some authors, 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. 2, record 1, English, - pyrrhuloxia
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cardinal pyrrhuloxia
1, record 1, French, cardinal%20pyrrhuloxia
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Oiseau de la famille des Emberizidae. 2, record 1, French, - cardinal%20pyrrhuloxia
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Selon certains auteurs, 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. 2, record 1, French, - cardinal%20pyrrhuloxia
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2021-01-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- waterfall gladiolus
1, record 2, English, waterfall%20gladiolus
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- new year lily 1, record 2, English, new%20year%20lily
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A plant of the family Iridaceae. 2, record 2, English, - waterfall%20gladiolus
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Gladiolus cardinalis
1, record 2, French, Gladiolus%20cardinalis
correct, Latin
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plante de la famille Iridaceae. 2, record 2, French, - Gladiolus%20cardinalis
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Gladiolus cardinalis : Il n'y a pas de nom commun pour désigner cette espèce. 2, record 2, French, - Gladiolus%20cardinalis
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2016-09-29
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- vermilion cardinal
1, record 3, English, vermilion%20cardinal
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A bird of the family Emberizidae. 2, record 3, English, - vermilion%20cardinal
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 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. 2, record 3, English, - vermilion%20cardinal
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- cardinal vermillon
1, record 3, French, cardinal%20vermillon
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Oiseau de la famille des Emberizidae. 2, record 3, French, - cardinal%20vermillon
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
cardinal vermillon : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux. 2, record 3, French, - cardinal%20vermillon
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 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. 2, record 3, French, - cardinal%20vermillon
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2016-09-27
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Universal entry(ies) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Northern cardinal
1, record 4, English, Northern%20cardinal
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- common cardinal 1, record 4, English, common%20cardinal
correct
- red cardinal 1, record 4, English, red%20cardinal
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A bird of the family Emberizidae. 2, record 4, English, - Northern%20cardinal
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 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. 2, record 4, English, - Northern%20cardinal
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- cardinal rouge
1, record 4, French, cardinal%20rouge
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Oiseau de la famille des Emberizidae. 2, record 4, French, - cardinal%20rouge
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
cardinal rouge : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux. 2, record 4, French, - cardinal%20rouge
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 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. 2, record 4, French, - cardinal%20rouge
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2016-09-01
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Universal entry(ies) Record 5
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- cardinal quelea
1, record 5, English, cardinal%20quelea
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A bird of the family Ploceidae. 2, record 5, English, - cardinal%20quelea
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 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. 2, record 5, English, - cardinal%20quelea
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 5
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- travailleur cardinal
1, record 5, French, travailleur%20cardinal
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Oiseau de la famille des Ploceidae. 2, record 5, French, - travailleur%20cardinal
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
travailleur cardinal : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux. 2, record 5, French, - travailleur%20cardinal
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 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. 2, record 5, French, - travailleur%20cardinal
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2016-07-05
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Universal entry(ies) Record 6
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- cardinal myzomela
1, record 6, English, cardinal%20myzomela
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- cardinal honeyeater 1, record 6, English, cardinal%20honeyeater
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A bird of the family Meliphagidae. 2, record 6, English, - cardinal%20myzomela
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 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. 2, record 6, English, - cardinal%20myzomela
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 6
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- myzomèle cardinal
1, record 6, French, myzom%C3%A8le%20cardinal
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Oiseau de la famille des Meliphagidae. 2, record 6, French, - myzom%C3%A8le%20cardinal
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
myzomèle cardinal : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux. 2, record 6, French, - myzom%C3%A8le%20cardinal
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 3 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. 2, record 6, French, - myzom%C3%A8le%20cardinal
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2016-04-25
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Universal entry(ies) Record 7
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- cardinal lory
1, record 7, English, cardinal%20lory
correct, see observation
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A bird of the family Psittacidae. 2, record 7, English, - cardinal%20lory
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 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. 3, record 7, English, - cardinal%20lory
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 7
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- lori cardinal
1, record 7, French, lori%20cardinal
correct, see observation, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Oiseau de la famille des Psittacidae. 2, record 7, French, - lori%20cardinal
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
lori cardinal : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux. 2, record 7, French, - lori%20cardinal
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 3 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. 3, record 7, French, - lori%20cardinal
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2016-03-08
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
- Horticulture
Universal entry(ies) Record 8
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- cardinal flower
1, record 8, English, cardinal%20flower
correct, see observation
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A plant of the family Gesneriaceae. 2, record 8, English, - cardinal%20flower
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 OBS
cardinal flower : common name also used to refer to the species Lobelia cardinalis. 2, record 8, English, - cardinal%20flower
Record 8, Key term(s)
- cardinalflower
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
- Horticulture
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 8
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- gloxinia des fleuristes
1, record 8, French, gloxinia%20des%20fleuristes
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plante de la famille des Gesneriaceae. 2, record 8, French, - gloxinia%20des%20fleuristes
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2016-03-08
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies) Record 9
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- cardinal flower
1, record 9, English, cardinal%20flower
correct, see observation
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- cardinalflower 2, record 9, English, cardinalflower
correct
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A plant of the family Campanulaceae. 3, record 9, English, - cardinal%20flower
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 2 OBS
cardinal flower : common name also used to refer to the species Sinningia cardinalis. 3, record 9, English, - cardinal%20flower
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 9
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- lobélie cardinale
1, record 9, French, lob%C3%A9lie%20cardinale
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- lobélie du cardinal 1, record 9, French, lob%C3%A9lie%20du%20cardinal
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plante de la famille des Campanulaceae. 2, record 9, French, - lob%C3%A9lie%20cardinale
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 2016-02-22
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 10
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- Australian lady beetle 1, record 10, English, Australian%20lady%20beetle
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 10
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- coccinelle australienne
1, record 10, French, coccinelle%20australienne
feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
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