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TAILLESS [5 records]

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Record 1 2007-08-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Aircraft
DEF

Normally applied to aeroplanes and gliders only and usually meaning that there is no separate horizontal stabilizing or control surface, though there may be a vertical tail.

OBS

[This type of aircraft consists] of a single wing without conventional fuselage or tail, housing cargo and personnel within the wing structure, and achieving stability and control by means of vertical external surfaces mounted on the wing tips or booms attached to the wing.

OBS

tailless aeroplane: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types d'aéronefs
CONT

En fonction de la forme, on distingue, en sus de l'avion classique, l'avion-canard et l'avion sans queue, qui ne comporte aucun empennage horizontal [...]

OBS

Se dit uniquement des avions et des planeurs sans stabilisateur horizontal ni gouverne, mais pouvant comporter un empennage vertical.

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-09-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Zoology
DEF

Refers to an animal destitute of a tail, like for example the frogs and toads.

CONT

Toads and Frogs - Tailless (termed as 'Anurans' - more suited for motion on land) and jumping amphibians.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Zoologie
DEF

Qui est né sans queue ou avec une queue atrophiée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Zoología
DEF

Se dice de los batracios que tienen cuatro extremidades que carecen de cola; por ejemplo, la rana y el sapo.

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Record 3 2000-07-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Aircraft
CONT

... extensive bibliography for subsonic tailless aircraft.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types d'aéronefs
CONT

[...] une aile volante subsonique pour réaliser des paquebots de l'air.

PHR

Aile volante subsonique à grand allongement.

Spanish

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Record 4 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dog and Cat Breeding
  • Genetics
OBS

(...) the tailless, or --, may be derived from another species, or may be a mutation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des chiens et chats
  • Génétique
OBS

personne ne peut soutenir que le --, le chat sans queue, soit véritablement né sur cette île charmante [aussi: chat de Man, JEACH 70 98]

Spanish

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Record 5 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dog and Cat Breeding
  • Animal Anatomy
CONT

Tailless cats may be found in many parts of the world and there is no evidence to support the belief that they originated on the Isle of Man.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des chiens et chats
  • Anatomie animale
OBS

anoure : qui n'a pas de queue.

Spanish

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