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PIT BULL TERRIER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-10-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mammals
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pit bull terrier
1, record 1, English, pit%20bull%20terrier
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- pit bull 1, record 1, English, pit%20bull
correct, noun
- pitbull 2, record 1, English, pitbull
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A breed of small, stocky, fawn and white short-haired dogs, widely regarded as particularly aggressive and intimidating ... 3, record 1, English, - pit%20bull%20terrier
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mammifères
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pitbull
1, record 1, French, pitbull
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pit-bull 2, record 1, French, pit%2Dbull
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Produit du croisement de races de terriers qui donne des chiens de combat agressifs et puissants. 3, record 1, French, - pitbull
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mamíferos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- pitbull terrier
1, record 1, Spanish, pitbull%20terrier
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- pitbull 2, record 1, Spanish, pitbull
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Los pitbulls terrier [...] son como cualquier otro perro. Su carácter depende de la forma en que sea criado y socializado por sus dueños, como los especialistas han repetido en muchas oportunidades. [...] Innumerables son los estudios que intentan detectar la existencia de un gen de la "agresividad" que determine una razón por la que los pitbulls tienden a reaccionar violentamente. Sin embargo, [...] es difícil que la genética sea la culpable. 1, record 1, Spanish, - pitbull%20terrier
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pitbull: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, explica que "pitbull" y su plural "pitbulls" se escriben en minúsculas ya que, según la "Ortografía de la lengua española", los adjetivos o sustantivos que se usan para designar las razas de animales se escriben en minúsculas, aun cuando procedan de otras lenguas. 3, record 1, Spanish, - pitbull%20terrier
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