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FEATHERS [3 records]

Record 1 2018-01-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds
CONT

Bird feathers are amazingly complex. Each feather is made from the protein Keratin. While keratin also makes up snake and lizard scales, it is a slightly different compound in birds. [...] One of the reasons bird feathers are so complex is that each feather is made up of many different parts.

Key term(s)
  • feathers

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oiseaux
CONT

La plume, élément caractéristique de la classe des oiseaux, est une production tégumentaire complexe constituée de β-kératine.

CONT

Les plumes les plus longues des ailes et de la queue sont appelées pennes ou plumes de contour. Il existe deux grands groupes de pennes, les rémiges et les rectrices.

Key term(s)
  • plumes

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-07-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
OBS

Facilities/equipment.

OBS

Badminton terms.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
OBS

Termes de badminton.

OBS

Installations/matériel.

Spanish

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Record 3 1998-04-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optical Glass
  • Optics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Verres d'optique
  • Optique
DEF

Parcelle de gaz subsistant dans la matière à l'état plastique ou en fusion, lors de la fabrication d'un verre.

OBS

Source MVISI-F : Le nouveau dictionnaire de la vision par Michel Millodot, Médiacom Vision Éditeur, 1997.

Spanish

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