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CLOACA [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-01-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Animal Anatomy
- Birds
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- magnum
1, record 1, English, magnum
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The section of a bird's oviduct which secretes albumen. 1, record 1, English, - magnum
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Anatomie animale
- Oiseaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- magnum
1, record 1, French, magnum
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans le magnum, se forme la première moitié du «blanc» de l'œuf, appelé albumen. 2, record 1, French, - magnum
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Anatomía animal
- Aves
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- mágnum
1, record 1, Spanish, m%C3%A1gnum
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El tracto reproductivo de la gallina se conoce como oviducto y consta, en sentido cráneo caudal, del infundíbulo, el mágnum, el istmo, el útero y la vagina, que desemboca en la cloaca, una zona común para los sistemas genital, urinario y digestivo. 1, record 1, Spanish, - m%C3%A1gnum
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-06-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- chicken mite
1, record 2, English, chicken%20mite
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- poultry red mite 2, record 2, English, poultry%20red%20mite
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A blood feeder of poultry [which] is on the birds only during periods of feeding, which are mostly at night. 3, record 2, English, - chicken%20mite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The poultry red mite Dermanyssus gallinae is an obligatory blood-sucking parasite that is considered to be one of the most important ectoparasites in the poultry industry, mainly because it is responsible for important economic losses, leads to a reduction of welfare of laying hens, and may pose a disease risk to humans. 4, record 2, English, - chicken%20mite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An arachnid (Acari) of the family Dermanyssidae. 5, record 2, English, - chicken%20mite
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- dermanysse des volailles
1, record 2, French, dermanysse%20des%20volailles
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Acarien de la famille des Dermanyssidae. 2, record 2, French, - dermanysse%20des%20volailles
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Insectos, ciempiés, arañas y escorpiones
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- ácaro rojo de las gallinas
1, record 2, Spanish, %C3%A1caro%20rojo%20de%20las%20gallinas
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- ácaro rojo 2, record 2, Spanish, %C3%A1caro%20rojo
correct, masculine noun
- ácaro de las perchas 1, record 2, Spanish, %C3%A1caro%20de%20las%20perchas
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ectoparásito hematófago de hábitos nocturnos, durante el día permanece en escondrijos donde coloca sus huevos, por la noche ataca a gallinas, pavos, canarios, aves de ornato y silvestres, es decir aves que descansan por la noche. 3, record 2, Spanish, - %C3%A1caro%20rojo%20de%20las%20gallinas
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ácaros rojos(Dermanyssus gallinae) [...] mide 0, 6 mm de largo, son de forma ovoide y están aplanados dorso ventralmente. Poseen tres pares de patas en estado larval y cuatro pares en estado adulto. Sus hábitos de vida son muy similares al de la garrapata aviar, atacan a las aves durante la noche y se ocultan durante el día. Su color también es parecido, amarillento cuando está en ayunas y rojizo cuando se ha alimentado con la sangre del ave. Suele ocupar principalmente, el sector de la cloaca de las aves. Durante el día se ubica en las grietas, en las camas y en la paja de los nidos, lugares donde la hembra deposita sus huevos y después de 3 ó 4 días de incubación nacen las larvas. Su presencia se delata por sus excrementos que aparecen en perchas y posaderos, en forma de puntitos blancos y negros. 4, record 2, Spanish, - %C3%A1caro%20rojo%20de%20las%20gallinas
Record 3 - internal organization data 2010-10-08
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- chicken body louse
1, record 3, English, chicken%20body%20louse
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- mallophage du corps des volailles
1, record 3, French, mallophage%20du%20corps%20des%20volailles
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Insectos, ciempiés, arañas y escorpiones
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- piojo del cuerpo del pollo
1, record 3, Spanish, piojo%20del%20cuerpo%20del%20pollo
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- piojo del cuerpo de la gallina 2, record 3, Spanish, piojo%20del%20cuerpo%20de%20la%20gallina
correct, masculine noun
- piojo de las aves 2, record 3, Spanish, piojo%20de%20las%20aves
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El piojo de cuerpo de la gallina, Menacanthus stramineus, es uno de los parásitos más comunes en las aves. Se localiza preferentemente en la región por debajo de la cloaca, aunque en las aves fuertemente infestadas puede encontrarse en el pecho y la espalda y bajo las alas. […] Parasita principalmente a las gallinas, pero puede encontrarse en pavos, y otras aves que puedan convivir con gallinas infestadas. 2, record 3, Spanish, - piojo%20del%20cuerpo%20del%20pollo
Record 4 - internal organization data 1995-04-13
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Animal Anatomy
- Bowels
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- cloaca
1, record 4, English, cloaca
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
"Cloaca" is the term applied to the end of the digestive tube when this receives the urinary and genital ducts as well as the intestine. A cloaca is general throughout vertebrates except in placental mammals .... 1, record 4, English, - cloaca
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Anatomie animale
- Intestins
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- cloaque
1, record 4, French, cloaque
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Chez les Vertébrés autres que mammifères placentaires.] L'extrémité inférieure du gros intestin forme un cloaque où débouchent les conduits urinaires et génitaux. 2, record 4, French, - cloaque
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Anatomía animal
- Intestinos
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- cloaca
1, record 4, Spanish, cloaca
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Equidna y ornitorrinco poseen una sola abertura, la cloaca, para el paso, desde el seno urogenital, de los productos intestinales, urinarios y reproductores. 1, record 4, Spanish, - cloaca
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