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ALASKAN [34 records]

Record 1 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
Universal entry(ies)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)

Spanish

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Record 2 2024-02-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

An insect (order Hymenoptera) of the family Formicidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Insecte (ordre des hyménoptères) de la famille des Formicidae.

Spanish

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Record 3 2022-09-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

An insect (order Coleoptera) of the family Elateridae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Insecte (ordre des coléoptères) de la famille des Elateridae.

Spanish

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Record 4 2022-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

An insect (order Diptera) of the family Culicidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Insecte (ordre des diptères) de la famille des Culicidae.

Spanish

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Record 5 2022-07-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sponges, Hydrozoans and Jellyfish
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A sponge of the family Crambeidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éponges, hydres et méduses
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Éponge de la famille des Crambeidae.

Spanish

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Record 6 2022-07-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Crustaceans
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A decapod of the family Paguridae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Crustacés
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Décapode de la famille des Paguridae.

Spanish

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Record 7 2022-07-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A caddisfly of the family Glossosomatidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Trichoptère de la famille des Glossosomatidae.

Spanish

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Record 8 2022-07-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Crustaceans
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A decapod of the family Crangonidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Crustacés
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Décapode de la famille des Crangonidae.

Spanish

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Record 9 2022-07-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Crustaceans
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A decapod of the family Pandalidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Crustacés
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Décapode de la famille des Pandalidae.

Spanish

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Record 10 2021-07-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dog and Cat Breeding
CONT

The Alaskan malamute is a strongly built dog, with a broad head, erect ears, and a plumelike tail carried over its back. Its thick coat is usually gray and white or black and white, the colours frequently forming a caplike or masklike marking on the head.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des chiens et chats

Spanish

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Record 11 2018-04-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mammals
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A mammal of the family Leporidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mammifères
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Mammifère de la famille des Leporidae.

Spanish

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Record 12 2018-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A plant of the family Orchidaceæ.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de la famille des Orchidaceæ.

Spanish

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Record 13 2016-02-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

A Freshwater Mollusc of the family Lymnaeidae (pond snails).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Mollusque d'eau douce de la famille Lymnaeidae (lymnéidés).

Spanish

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Record 14 2016-01-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mammals
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A mammal of the family Ursidae.

OBS

This brown bear population only occurs on the islands of the Kodiak Archipelago ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mammifères
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CONT

L’ours kodiak (Ursus arctos middendorffi) est une sous-espèce de l'ours brun habitant les îles de l’archipel Kodiak en Alaska.

OBS

Mammifère de la famille des Ursidae.

Spanish

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Record 15 2016-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Zoology
Universal entry(ies)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Zoologie
Entrée(s) universelle(s)

Spanish

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Record 16 2012-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A plant of the family Diapensiaceae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de la famille des Diapensiaceae.

Spanish

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Record 17 2012-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ferns and Fern Allies
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A plant of the family Lycopodiaceae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fougères et plantes alliées
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de la famille des Lycopodiaceae.

Spanish

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Record 18 2011-12-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
CONT

Where commercial PGE [platinum group element] deposits do occur in Alaskan-type intrusions as in the Urals ..., they are associated with olivine-rich rocks containing concentrations of either chromite or magnetite. It seems, therefore, that the abundance of sulfide and the absence of olivine in the Salt Chuck intrusion are anomalies among the Alaskan-type intrusions in general.

OBS

Alaskan-type intrusion: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

Key term(s)
  • Alaskan type intrusion

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
OBS

intrusion de type alaskien : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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Record 19 2011-12-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
CONT

The recognition of a large Alaskan-type pluton in this highly accessible part of southern British Columbia indicates that the entire district needs to be re-mapped and evaluated for its skarn, porphyry and PGE[platinum group element]-potential.

OBS

Alaskan-type pluton: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

Key term(s)
  • Alaskan type pluton

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
OBS

pluton de type alaskien : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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Record 20 2010-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Military Titles
  • Military Organization
OBS

The United States Alaskan Command is a sub-unified command under the United States Pacific Command (USPACOM). It is responsible for the unified defense of Alaska's land and territorial waters, including the Aleutian Islands. United States Alaskan Command is headquartered at Elmendorf AFB [Air Force Base], AK.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations militaires diverses
  • Organisation militaire

Spanish

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Record 21 2010-09-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A plant of the family Primulaceae.

Key term(s)
  • Alaskan fairy candelabra

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de la famille des Primulaceae.

Spanish

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Record 22 2009-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A plant of the family Poaceae.

Key term(s)
  • violet wheat-grass
  • violet wheat grass
  • Alaska wild-rye
  • Alaska wild rye
  • Alaskan wheat-grass
  • Alaskan wheat grass

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de la famille des Poaceae.

Spanish

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Record 23 2009-07-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A plant of the family Poaceae.

Key term(s)
  • Alaska wildrye
  • Alaskan wild rye

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de la famille des Poaceae.

OBS

élyme : certains auteurs utilisent ce terme au féminin.

Spanish

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Record 24 2009-05-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A plant of the family Cornaceae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de la famille des Cornaceae.

Spanish

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Record 25 2009-04-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A plant of the family Asteraceae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de la famille des Asteraceae.

Spanish

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Record 26 2004-11-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glaciology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
DEF

Se dit des glaciers de piémont, particulièrement nombreux et bien développés en Alaska.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Glaciología
DEF

Dícese de un tipo de glaciar subártico, abundante en Alaska, cuya lengua, al salir del valle glaciar, se ensancha ampliamente por el piedemonte, donde forma lóbulos muy extensos.

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Record 27 2004-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples
OBS

A native or resident of the state of Alaska, United States.

OBS

Plural: Alaskans.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms d’habitants et noms de peuples
OBS

Habitant ou personne originaire de l'état de l'Alaska, États-Unis.

OBS

Pluriel : les Alaskiens, les Alaskiennes.

Spanish

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Record 28 2000-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geological and Other Scientific Names
OBS

A same designation could refer to a geographic or a geologic entity, sometimes with a slight variant in spelling or writing. It is important to distinguish one from the other and write each correctly according to the given context.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
OBS

La règle concernant la majuscule au générique d'un nom géologique demeure imprécise. Habituellement, les noms de divisions stratigraphiques portent la majuscule et les entités de moindre importance n'en portent pas.

OBS

Une même désignation peut se référer à une entité géographique et à une entité géologique, parfois avec une légère variante. Il importe de bien distinguer l'une de l'autre et d'utiliser la graphie correcte selon le contexte.

Spanish

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Record 29 1999-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Monographs
  • Archaeology
OBS

Ottawa : National Museum of Science and Technology, 1994.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de monographies
  • Archéologie
OBS

Résumés en français.

Spanish

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Record 30 1995-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
OBS

Owners of Alaskan Malamute dogs. Functions as a support network; provides clerical assistance to malamute rescue groups. Maintains files on lost, found, and homeless malamutes and people interested in adopting a dog

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités

Spanish

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Record 31 1993-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités

Spanish

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Record 32 1986-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Units (Regular Force, Armed Forces)
OBS

Unit of the Regular Force.

Key term(s)
  • Alaskan Region Operations Control Center, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités (régulières, Forces armées)
OBS

Unité de la Force régulière.

Key term(s)
  • Alaskan Region Operations Control Center, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska

Spanish

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Record 33 1985-06-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
OBS

JOT

Spanish

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Record 34 1983-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports (General)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports (Généralités)
OBS

Jeux dans le Nord.

Spanish

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