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SLOTH [9 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-09-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Viral Diseases
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Oropouche virus disease
1, record 1, English, Oropouche%20virus%20disease
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- OVD 2, record 1, English, OVD
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Oropouche fever 3, record 1, English, Oropouche%20fever
correct
- sloth fever 4, record 1, English, sloth%20fever
correct, familiar
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Oropouche virus causes Oropouche fever, which is a dengue-like illness of sporadic outbreaks. 5, record 1, English, - Oropouche%20virus%20disease
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Oropouche virus is the aetiological agent of Oropouche fever, a zoonotic disease mainly transmitted by midges of the species Culicoides paraensis. 5, record 1, English, - Oropouche%20virus%20disease
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Maladies virales
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fièvre d'Oropouche
1, record 1, French, fi%C3%A8vre%20d%27Oropouche
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- maladie à virus Oropouche 2, record 1, French, maladie%20%C3%A0%20virus%20Oropouche
feminine noun
- MVO 2, record 1, French, MVO
feminine noun
- MVO 2, record 1, French, MVO
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La fièvre d'Oropouche est une pathologie qui se transmet par un moucheron, Culicoides paraensis, mais aussi par différents moustiques. La fièvre d'Oropouche est une maladie proche de la dengue [...] 3, record 1, French, - fi%C3%A8vre%20d%27Oropouche
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-03-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (Canada)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Sloth Lake
1, record 2, English, Sloth%20Lake
correct, Ontario
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A lake northwest of the village of Chapleau. 2, record 2, English, - Sloth%20Lake
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Coordinates: 47° 58’ 51" N, 83° 31’ 40" W (Ontario). 3, record 2, English, - Sloth%20Lake
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (Canada)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- lac Sloth
1, record 2, French, lac%20Sloth
correct, masculine noun, Ontario
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Lac au nord-est du village de Chapleau. 2, record 2, French, - lac%20Sloth
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Coordonnées : 47° 58' 51" N, 83° 31' 40" O (Ontario). 3, record 2, French, - lac%20Sloth
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-07-22
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- ground sloth
1, record 3, English, ground%20sloth
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any of various large and often very large extinct American edentate mammals related to the recent sloths and anteaters. 2, record 3, English, - ground%20sloth
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ice Age ground sloths were the size of a hippopotamus or an elephant, and had very large claws on both their front and hind feet. They probably used their powerful forelimbs and claws for defense against sabertooth cats, Pleistocene lions, and packs of dire wolfes. 3, record 3, English, - ground%20sloth
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Paresseux marcheur
1, record 3, French, Paresseux%20marcheur
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Les] Gravigrades [...] constituent la superfamille des «Megalonychoidea» Simpson, 1945, dont on possède de nombreux squelettes complets. Ces animaux aujourd'hui disparus, certains peut-être depuis quelques millénaires seulement, rappellent un peu les Paresseux, mais c'était des Paresseux marcheurs, vivant sur le sol d'où le nom américain de «Ground-sloths». 2, record 3, French, - Paresseux%20marcheur
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
À la fonte des dernières glaces, on assiste à l'extinction de nombreux mammifères géants comme le machairodonte, le paresseux marcheur et tous les éléphants à l'exception des deux espèces actuelles. 3, record 3, French, - Paresseux%20marcheur
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Paresseux marcheur : terme corroboré par un paléontologue du Musée national des sciences naturelles du Canada, à Ottawa. 4, record 3, French, - Paresseux%20marcheur
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1988-03-17
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Parks and Botanical Gardens
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- sloth of bears
1, record 4, English, sloth%20of%20bears
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Parcs et jardins botaniques
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- horde d'ours
1, record 4, French, horde%20d%27ours
feminine noun
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 1987-11-19
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- giant sloth
1, record 5, English, giant%20sloth
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- Megatherium 2, record 5, English, Megatherium
Latin
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A very large recently extinct So. American sloth(genus Megatherium) attaining the size of an elephant. 1, record 5, English, - giant%20sloth
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- mégathérium
1, record 5, French, m%C3%A9gath%C3%A9rium
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- Megatherium 1, record 5, French, Megatherium
Latin
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Grand mammifère fossile des terrains tertiaires et quaternaires d'Amérique du Sud. (De la taille d'un éléphant, mais voisin des paresseux, cet animal devait se dresser sur ses pattes postérieures pour se nourrir de végétaux. 1, record 5, French, - m%C3%A9gath%C3%A9rium
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1986-11-04
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Mammals
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- three-toed sloth 1, record 6, English, three%2Dtoed%20sloth
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- Bradypus tridactylus 2, record 6, English, Bradypus%20tridactylus
correct, Latin
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Mammifères
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- ai
1, record 6, French, ai
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- paresseux à trois doigts 1, record 6, French, paresseux%20%C3%A0%20trois%20doigts
correct, masculine noun
- Bradypus tridactylus 1, record 6, French, Bradypus%20tridactylus
correct, Latin
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mammifère édenté xénarthre connu également sous le nom de paresseux à trois doigts. 1, record 6, French, - ai
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1986-11-04
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Mammals
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- two-toed sloth 1, record 7, English, two%2Dtoed%20sloth
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- Choloepus didactylus 2, record 7, English, Choloepus%20didactylus
correct, Latin
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Mammifères
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- unau
1, record 7, French, unau
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- paresseux à deux doigts 1, record 7, French, paresseux%20%C3%A0%20deux%20doigts
correct, masculine noun
- Choloepus didactylus 1, record 7, French, Choloepus%20didactylus
correct, Latin
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mammifère édenté xénarthre connu également sous le nom de paresseux à deux doigts. 1, record 7, French, - unau
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1983-04-28
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Archaeology
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- Harlan ground sloth 1, record 8, English, Harlan%20ground%20sloth
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Paramylodon harlani. 1, record 8, English, - Harlan%20ground%20sloth
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Archéologie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- paresseux terrestre de Harlan 1, record 8, French, paresseux%20terrestre%20de%20Harlan
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1979-09-10
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Mammals
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- sloth
1, record 9, English, sloth
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
any of several slow-moving exclusively arboreal edentate mammals that inhabit tropical forests of So. and Central America, have esp. the front pair of limbs very long and provided with long curved claws. (...) have long coarse and crisp hair grayish or brownish in color (...) and harmonizing with the moss and foliage due to a growth of commensal algae, have the habit of hanging from the branches back downward, and feed entirely on leave, shoots, and fruits. 1, record 9, English, - sloth
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sloths make up the family Bradypodidae of the order Edentata. 2, record 9, English, - sloth
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Mammifères
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- paresseux
1, record 9, French, paresseux
correct, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'ordre des Édentés. (...) Les paresseux. Ces animaux, qui constituent la famille des Bradypodidae, tirent leur nom vulgaire de l'extrême lenteur de tous leurs mouvements. Ils vivent presque constamment suspendus par leurs quatre membres aux arbres des grandes forêts sud-américaines. Leur fourrure est faite de longs poils de couverture, les jarres, et d'une bourre laineuse. La surface des jarres est craquelée et abrite une végétation d'algues (...) donnant à l'animal une parfaite homochromie avec le milieu végétal environnant. 1, record 9, French, - paresseux
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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