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UPPER BILL [5 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds
Universal entry(ies)
Aegolius funereus
Latin
OBS

A bird of the family Strigidae.

OBS

A small owl lacking ear tufts... Upper parts chocolate brown spotted with white, thickly so on forehead; under parts white, blotchily streaked with brown; greyish white facial disc has a narrow dark brown or blackish outer border. Eyes yellow. Bill yellowish.

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.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Aegolius funereus
Latin
OBS

Oiseau de la famille des Strigidae.

OBS

[...] Hibou nocturne relativement petit, sans aigrettes au-dessus des oreilles et à coloration brun foncé et blanche.

OBS

nyctale de Tengmalm : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux.

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.

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds
DEF

The upper half of the bill.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oiseaux
DEF

Partie supérieure du bec.

Spanish

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Record 3 2000-09-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds
DEF

Lower part of the bill.

OBS

In the plural, it designates both the lower and upper parts of the bill.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oiseaux
DEF

Partie inférieure du bec.

OBS

Au pluriel, désigne aussi les deux parties du bec (supérieure et inférieure).

Spanish

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Record 4 2000-08-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Zoology
  • Birds
DEF

A covering, sometimes swollen, of the base of the upper mandible of the bill in some birds such as hawks, owls and parrots.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Zoologie
  • Oiseaux
DEF

Membrane recouvrant la base du bec de certains oiseaux.

CONT

Sa base [du bec] est recouverte de corne et parfois d'un renflement de peau nue, appelée cire, dans lequel débouchent les narines.

Spanish

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Record 5 1988-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds
DEF

A stork of the genus Anastomus characterized by a grooved bill with the upper and lower parts touching only at the base and tip.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oiseaux
DEF

Oiseau voisin des cigognes, mais dont les branches du bec, non jointives, lui valent le nom de "bec ouvert" Genre anastomus des Indes et d'Afrique, famille des ciconiidés.

Spanish

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