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INSECTIVORES [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-02-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mammals
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Carnivora
1, record 1, English, Carnivora
correct, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- carnivores 2, record 1, English, carnivores
plural
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A large order of flesh-eating Mammalia, including among others the feline, canine, and ursine families. 3, record 1, English, - Carnivora
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Carnivora... are believed to have arisen from generalized insectivores during the Paleocene and are mostly carnivorous in habit having teeth adapted for flesh eating, a simple stomach and short intestine, feet with four or more usually clawed toes, a well-developed brain, clavicles wanting or vestigial, and a zonary deciduate placenta. 4, record 1, English, - Carnivora
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Also, sometimes applied to orders or groups of other animals, e.g. to a large family of pentamerous beetles. 3, record 1, English, - Carnivora
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
For a singular, see "carnivore." 3, record 1, English, - Carnivora
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mammifères
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- carnivores
1, record 1, French, carnivores
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- carnassiers 2, record 1, French, carnassiers
correct, masculine noun, plural, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ordre de mammifères placentaires, aussi appelés carnassiers, à griffes, dont les dents (crocs, molaires tranchantes) et le système digestif permettent une alimentation à base de chair crue. 2, record 1, French, - carnivores
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On subdivise l'ordre des carnivores en créodontes (fossiles), fissipèdes (ou carnivores au sens strict), terrestres, et pinnipèdes, amphibies et essentiellement marins. Les fissipèdes comprennent au moins 7 familles : canidés (chien), ursidés (ours), procyonidés (raton laveur), mustélidés (belette), viverridés (genette), hyénidés (hyène) et félidés (chat). Certains auteurs distinguent en outre les mélidés (blaireau) et les lutridés (loutre), généralement rangés parmi les mustélidés. 3, record 1, French, - carnivores
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les carnivores sont digitigrades ou plantigrades. 2, record 1, French, - carnivores
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mamíferos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- carnívoros
1, record 1, Spanish, carn%C3%ADvoros
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1988-12-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mammals
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- shrew
1, record 2, English, shrew
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any of several small, mouse-like insectivores of the genus Sorex and related genera, having a long sharp snout. 1, record 2, English, - shrew
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mammifères
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- musaraigne
1, record 2, French, musaraigne
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Petit mammifère insectivore primitif, répandu dans le monde entier, Australie et régions polaires exceptées. 1, record 2, French, - musaraigne
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1983-05-09
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Archaeology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- ptilocercus 1, record 3, English, ptilocercus
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
a genus of insectivores including the pentails. 1, record 3, English, - ptilocercus
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Archéologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- ptilocerque 1, record 3, French, ptilocerque
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1983-05-03
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Archaeology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- insectivores 1, record 4, English, insectivores
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
any animal or plant that feeds on insects. 1, record 4, English, - insectivores
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Archéologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- insectivores 1, record 4, French, insectivores
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1981-12-18
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Zoology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- vibrissa
1, record 5, English, vibrissa
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
One of the long, coarse hairs on the face of certain animals. 2, record 5, English, - vibrissa
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The insectivores(...) The tactile and vibratory sense is very well developed and is vital for the animal' s existence. Long, movable vibrissae are located around the nose, mouth and eyes, and also on the body. 3, record 5, English, - vibrissa
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pl. vibrissae 2, record 5, English, - vibrissa
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Zoologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- vibrisse
1, record 5, French, vibrisse
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- poil tactile 1, record 5, French, poil%20tactile
correct
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Peau - Pelage - Formations tégumentaires (...) Les poils peuvent se transformer en longs crins (...) ou encore en poils tactiles ou vibrisses. Ces dernières siègent avec prédilection autour de l'orifice buccal, près des yeux, aux joues et aux pattes; elles sont particulièrement développées chez les espèces nocturnes et chez les mammifères plongeurs. 1, record 5, French, - vibrisse
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1978-08-17
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- tillodontia
1, record 6, English, tillodontia
correct, plural
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A small order of Eocene mammals of No. America and Europe probably derived from insectivores but having resemblances to rodents or carnivores. 1, record 6, English, - tillodontia
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- tillodontes
1, record 6, French, tillodontes
correct, plural
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ordre aujourd'hui éteint de mammifères voisins des insectivores, des rongeurs et des carnivores (Éocène). 1, record 6, French, - tillodontes
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1978-07-27
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- Necrolestes
1, record 7, English, Necrolestes
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Another type developed from the primitive opossum stock is seen in Necrolestes of the Miocene, a small form so similar to the placental insectivores that it was long mistaken for a member of that group. 1, record 7, English, - Necrolestes
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- necrolestes
1, record 7, French, necrolestes
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Mammifère insectivore fossile du Miocène de Patagonie. 1, record 7, French, - necrolestes
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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