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CARIB [8 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-01-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- purple-throated carib
1, record 1, English, purple%2Dthroated%20carib
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A bird of the family Trochilidae. 2, record 1, English, - purple%2Dthroated%20carib
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- colibri madère
1, record 1, French, colibri%20mad%C3%A8re
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Oiseau de la famille des Trochilidae. 2, record 1, French, - colibri%20mad%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
colibri madère : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux. 2, record 1, French, - colibri%20mad%C3%A8re
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2026-01-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- green-throated carib
1, record 2, English, green%2Dthroated%20carib
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A bird of the family Trochilidae. 2, record 2, English, - green%2Dthroated%20carib
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- colibri falle-vert
1, record 2, French, colibri%20falle%2Dvert
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- colibri fallevert 2, record 2, French, colibri%20fallevert
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Oiseau de la famille des Trochilidae. 3, record 2, French, - colibri%20falle%2Dvert
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
colibri falle-vert : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux. 3, record 2, French, - colibri%20falle%2Dvert
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2020-01-31
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- caribgrass
1, record 3, English, caribgrass
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- carib grass 2, record 3, English, carib%20grass
correct
- Caribbean cup grass 3, record 3, English, Caribbean%20cup%20grass
correct
- Louisiana cupgrass 4, record 3, English, Louisiana%20cupgrass
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A plant of the family Poaceae. 5, record 3, English, - caribgrass
Record 3, Key term(s)
- Caribbean cupgrass
- Louisiana cup grass
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- faux para
1, record 3, French, faux%20para
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plante de la famille Poaceae. 2, record 3, French, - faux%20para
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2018-09-19
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Carib
1, record 4, English, Carib
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A member of an Indian people of northern South America and the Lesser Antilles. 2, record 4, English, - Carib
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Noms d’habitants et noms de peuples
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- Caraïbe
1, record 4, French, Cara%C3%AFbe
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- Carib 2, record 4, French, Carib
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Membre d'un peuple qui habitait] la Guyane et les Petites Antilles à l'arrivée des Européens. 2, record 4, French, - Cara%C3%AFbe
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Nombres de habitantes y nombres de pueblos
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- caribe
1, record 4, Spanish, caribe
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Miembro] de un pueblo que en otro tiempo dominó una parte de las Antillas y se extendió por el norte de América del Sur. 1, record 4, Spanish, - caribe
Record 5 - internal organization data 2016-08-31
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Universal entry(ies) Record 5
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Carib grackle
1, record 5, English, Carib%20grackle
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- Lesser Antillean grackle 1, record 5, English, Lesser%20Antillean%20grackle
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A bird of the family Emberizidae. 2, record 5, English, - Carib%20grackle
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
In English scientific usage, all elements of names of bird species require capital letters except for hyphenated adjectives where the second word is not capitalized, for example, Black-crowned Night Heron. 2, record 5, English, - Carib%20grackle
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 5
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- quiscale merle
1, record 5, French, quiscale%20merle
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Oiseau de la famille des Emberizidae. 2, record 5, French, - quiscale%20merle
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
quiscale merle : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux. 2, record 5, French, - quiscale%20merle
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 OBS
En français, les noms des espèces d'oiseaux acquièrent une valeur de nom propre; tous les substantifs génériques de même que tous les qualificatifs spécifiques qui précèdent le substantif générique doivent prendre la majuscule, par exemple : Pétrel minime, Petit Butor. 2, record 5, French, - quiscale%20merle
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2003-09-10
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- Black Carib
1, record 6, English, Black%20Carib
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An ethnic group of Caribbean-Arawakan culture that lives chiefly along the Caribbean coast of Honduras, Guatemala and Belize (formerly British Honduras) 2, record 6, English, - Black%20Carib
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- caraïbes noirs
1, record 6, French, cara%C3%AFbes%20noirs
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Groupe ethnique vivant sur les côtes du Honduras, du Guatemala et du Belize. (anciennement Honduras britannique) 2, record 6, French, - cara%C3%AFbes%20noirs
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1993-09-15
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- Caribbean Documentation Centre
1, record 7, English, Caribbean%20Documentation%20Centre
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
- CDC 1, record 7, English, CDC
correct, Antilles
- CARIB/DOC 1, record 7, English, CARIB%2FDOC
correct, Antilles
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Organismes, unités administratives et comités
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- Centre de documentation des Caraïbes
1, record 7, French, Centre%20de%20documentation%20des%20Cara%C3%AFbes
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1993-07-02
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- Carib
1, record 8, English, Carib
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The family of languages spoken by the Caribs, Indian peoples found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and northeastern South America. 1, record 8, English, - Carib
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- caribe
1, record 8, French, caribe
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Groupe de langues indiennes d'Amérique du Sud parlées par environ 40 000 locuteurs se trouvant actuellement sur la rive gauche de l'Amazone, en Colombie orientale et au Brésil. 1, record 8, French, - caribe
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
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