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CYNOPTERUS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Zoology
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sphinx’s short-nosed bat 1, record 1, English, sphinx%26rsquo%3Bs%20short%2Dnosed%20bat
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Zoologie
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cynoptère à nez court
1, record 1, French, cynopt%C3%A8re%20%C3%A0%20nez%20court
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Exposition Vol de nuit, MNSN. 1, record 1, French, - cynopt%C3%A8re%20%C3%A0%20nez%20court
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-02-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mammals
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- dog-faced fruit bat
1, record 2, English, dog%2Dfaced%20fruit%20bat
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- short-nosed fruit bat 1, record 2, English, short%2Dnosed%20fruit%20bat
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
This genus of the family Pteropodidae comprised three species that can be found from Ceylon and India eastward through southern China and southeastern Asia to Indonesia and the Philippine Islands. 2, record 2, English, - dog%2Dfaced%20fruit%20bat
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mammifères
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- chauve-souris à face de chien
1, record 2, French, chauve%2Dsouris%20%C3%A0%20face%20de%20chien
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- cynoptère à nez court 2, record 2, French, cynopt%C3%A8re%20%C3%A0%20nez%20court
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Genre de chauve-souris de la famille des Pteropodidae. 3, record 2, French, - chauve%2Dsouris%20%C3%A0%20face%20de%20chien
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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