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ANGORA [4 records]

Record 1 2022-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
OBS

Capital of Türkiye.

OBS

Inhabitant: of Ankara.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
OBS

Capitale de la Türkiye.

OBS

Habitant : Ankariote.

OBS

Le nom d'une entité habitée adopte le genre de son générique, par exemple ville, village.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Topónimos (fuera de Canadá)
OBS

Capital de Türkiye.

OBS

Habitante: angorense.

OBS

El nombre de un lugar habitado adopta, en general, el género de su genérico, por ejemplo, "ciudad".

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Record 2 2004-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
DEF

[A] natural animal hair fibre from the angora rabbit.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Filature (Textiles)
DEF

[...] poil doux, léger et chaud, provenant des lapins angora, et permettant la réalisation de filés purs ou en mélanges.

Spanish

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Record 3 2001-05-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Breeding
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
  • Mammals
CONT

Like sheep and beef cattle breeding, Angora goat breeding is characterised by a very limited number of artificial inseminations. Therefore the male breeding animals have only a small number of progeny, often born in one herd.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Amélioration génétique des animaux
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
  • Mammifères
DEF

Mutation récessive qui, chez les mammifères, se caractérise par l'apparition d'un pelage long et soyeux.

OBS

La fixation de ce caractère est à l'origine de diverses races : chèvre Angora (ou Mohair), lapin Angora.

Spanish

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Record 4 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dog and Cat Breeding
  • Genetics
  • Pets
OBS

Long-haired cats used to be called Persians and a long time ago Angoras // the -- were introduced into France (...) they were called Angoras [p.38. Also: angora cat, MECAT 72 127]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des chiens et chats
  • Génétique
  • Animaux d'agrément
OBS

le -- (...) est un exemple typique d'une race de luxe, dont la constitution délicate ne s'adapte pas aux milieux froids et humides.

Spanish

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