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ZAPUS HUDSONIUS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-06-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mammals
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- meadow jumping mouse
1, record 1, English, meadow%20jumping%20mouse
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Zapus hudsonius 2, record 1, English, Zapus%20hudsonius
Latin
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a small, slim mouse, with long, spindly hind legs and an exceptionally long, wire-like tail. 1, record 1, English, - meadow%20jumping%20mouse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It has a small head, large ears covered with fine fur, small, delicate forelegs, a vestigial pollex, and five very long hind toes. ... Meadow jumping mice prefer to occupy moist grassland. 1, record 1, English, - meadow%20jumping%20mouse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
A mammal of the family Dipodidae (or Zapodidae). 3, record 1, English, - meadow%20jumping%20mouse
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mammifères
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- souris sauteuse des champs
1, record 1, French, souris%20sauteuse%20des%20champs
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- zapode des champs 2, record 1, French, zapode%20des%20champs
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- Zapus hudsonius 3, record 1, French, Zapus%20hudsonius
Latin
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] petite souris (moins d'une once) pourvue de fortes pattes postérieures et d'une bande dorsale gris brun qui contraste avec ses flancs jaunâtres. La queue a une longueur de 4,9 pouces à déduire d'une longueur totale de 8,2 pouces. 1, record 1, French, - souris%20sauteuse%20des%20champs
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Mammifère de la famille des Dipodidae (ou Zapodidae). 4, record 1, French, - souris%20sauteuse%20des%20champs
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
zapode des champs : zapode remplace souris-sauteuse afin d'alléger le nom, de marquer la différence de cette famille (Dipodidae) distincte, et de restreindre autant que possible le mot souris à la famille des Muridae. 2, record 1, French, - souris%20sauteuse%20des%20champs
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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