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HOOFED MAMMAL [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2019-03-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mammals
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- alpaca
1, record 1, English, alpaca
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A domesticated South American hoofed mammal, having long, soft, or silky fleece, related to the lama and believed to be a variety of the guanaco. 2, record 1, English, - alpaca
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
alpaca: term standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the National Inventory Report. 3, record 1, English, - alpaca
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mammifères
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- alpaga
1, record 1, French, alpaga
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mammifère ruminant d'Amérique du Sud, qui représente une forme domestiquée du guanaco. 2, record 1, French, - alpaga
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
alpaga : terme normalisé par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre du Rapport d'inventaire national. 3, record 1, French, - alpaga
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mamíferos
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- alpaca
1, record 1, Spanish, alpaca
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Rumiante parecido a la llama, domesticado en América del Sur por su largo pelaje. 2, record 1, Spanish, - alpaca
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Su] lana, más fina, larga y brillante que la de la llama común, es muy apreciada en la industria textil. 3, record 1, Spanish, - alpaca
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-12-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mammals
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- ruminant
1, record 2, English, ruminant
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Ruminantia 2, record 2, English, Ruminantia
Latin
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Refers to any eventoed, hoofed mammal of the suborder Ruminantia(such as cattle, bison, sheep, goats, deer, elk and antelope) ;any cloven-hoofed mammal characterized by having a stomach divided into four compartments and chewing a cud consisting of regurgitated, partially digested food. 2, record 2, English, - ruminant
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... any of a suborder (Ruminantia) of four-footed, hoofed, even-toed, and cud-chewing mammals, as the cattle, buffalo, goat, deer, camel, antelope, giraffe, etc., having a stomach with four chambers (the "rumen", "reticulum", "omasum", and "abomasum") ... 3, record 2, English, - ruminant
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mammifères
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- ruminant
1, record 2, French, ruminant
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- Ruminantia 2, record 2, French, Ruminantia
Latin
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le ruminant actuel est défini par les caractères que voici: pattes à doigts III et IV seuls persistants ou beaucoup plus développés que les doigts latéraux - métacarpiens ou métatarsiens III et IV soudés en os canon-denture incomplète par absence d'incisives et de canines supérieures - molaires à fût élevé et à couronne plate de type sélénodonte - frontal portant en général des cornes ou des bois - estomac pluriloculaire et capable de rumination. Mis à part ce dernier caractère, qu'il est impossible d'observer à l'état fossile, tous les autres sont connus pour avoir évolué graduellement depuis le début de l'ère tertiaire [...] 3, record 2, French, - ruminant
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[...] groupe de mammifères ongulés artiodactyles à deux doigts, dont l'estomac complexe permet aux aliments de remonter dans la bouche. 4, record 2, French, - ruminant
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mamíferos
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- rumiante
1, record 2, Spanish, rumiante
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ungulado con pezuñas, que rumia. 1, record 2, Spanish, - rumiante
Record 2, Key term(s)
- animal rumiante
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-12-04
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Mammals
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- ungulate
1, record 3, English, ungulate
correct, noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Hoofed animals, including horses and cloven-footed animals. 2, record 3, English, - ungulate
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... when large prey animals such as ungulates (hoofed mammals) are available, several carnivores (including lions, wolves, jackals and African wild dogs) have been seen to band together in packs for cooperative hunting. 3, record 3, English, - ungulate
Record 3, Key term(s)
- hoofed animal
- hoofed mammal
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Mammifères
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- ongulé
1, record 3, French, ongul%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mammifère pourvu de sabots ou d'ongles. 2, record 3, French, - ongul%C3%A9
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] en présence de proies de grande taille, comme des ongulés (mammifères pourvus de sabots), nombre de carnivores (loups, lions, chacals et chiens sauvages d'Afrique) se regroupent en bandes pour pratiquer la chasse collective. 3, record 3, French, - ongul%C3%A9
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mamíferos
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- ungulado
1, record 3, Spanish, ungulado
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Animal con cascos en las extremidades. 1, record 3, Spanish, - ungulado
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