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TRACHOPS CIRRHOSUS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-05-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mammals
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fringe-lipped bat
1, record 1, English, fringe%2Dlipped%20bat
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- frog-eating bat 2, record 1, English, frog%2Deating%20bat
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Named for the wart-like bumps on its lips and muzzle, the fringe-lipped bat varies in color from a dark or reddish-brown to a cinnamon color and has grayish underparts. Trachops is a medium-sized phyllostomid; a series from Costa Rica averaged 32 grams in weight. ... The fringe-lipped bat is known to eat insects, small vertebrates, and some fruit. It is one one of only four carnivorous species of leaf-nosed bats in the family Phyllosomidae. ... Trachops cirrhosus is the only member of the genus Trachops. 1, record 1, English, - fringe%2Dlipped%20bat
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mammifères
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- chauve-souris à tête frangée
1, record 1, French, chauve%2Dsouris%20%C3%A0%20t%C3%AAte%20frang%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- chauve-souris ranivore 2, record 1, French, chauve%2Dsouris%20ranivore
proposal, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] on trouve que T. cirrhosus, du genre voisin Trachops, dont les lèvres et le menton portent des excroissances charnues, se nourrissait de geckos, et peut-être d'autres lézards. 3, record 1, French, - chauve%2Dsouris%20%C3%A0%20t%C3%AAte%20frang%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
chauve-souris ranivore : Proposition faite en 1982 à partir de «ranidés» défini dans le Grand Robert comme une «famille de batraciens (ou amphibiens) anoures, phanéroglosses, comprenant les grenouilles et rainettes». Appellation non attestée. Les textes français emploient couramment la désignation latine («chauve-souris Trachops cirrhosus»). 4, record 1, French, - chauve%2Dsouris%20%C3%A0%20t%C3%AAte%20frang%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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