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KING PENGUIN [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-03-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- king penguin
1, record 1, English, king%20penguin
correct
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 Spheniscidae. 2, record 1, English, - king%20penguin
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. 3, record 1, English, - king%20penguin
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- manchot royal
1, record 1, French, manchot%20royal
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
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 Spheniscidae. 2, record 1, French, - manchot%20royal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
manchot royal : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux. 2, record 1, French, - manchot%20royal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 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. 3, record 1, French, - manchot%20royal
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1994-06-03
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Psychology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- let off steam
1, record 2, English, let%20off%20steam
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
after six months of hard study, he felt the need to let off a little steam 2, record 2, English, - let%20off%20steam
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
"though not a demonstrative bird, the king penguin occasionally must let off tension "steam". 2, record 2, English, - let%20off%20steam
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
emotional tension 2, record 2, English, - let%20off%20steam
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- se défouler
1, record 2, French, se%20d%C3%A9fouler
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
défoulement (phénomène par lequel le malade se libère de ses tendances refoulées et des complexes dus au refoulement) Par extension. Se laisser aller à des débordements affectifs. 2, record 2, French, - se%20d%C3%A9fouler
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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