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ORINOCO [2 records]

Record 1 2024-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A stingray of the family Potamotrygonidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Pastenague de la famille des Potamotrygonidae.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Peces
Entrada(s) universal(es)
DEF

Pez miliobatiforme de la familia Potamotrygonidae, nativo del río Uruguay, río Paraná, río Orinoco(Venezuela), y río Amazonas.

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Record 2 2018-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
OBS

Fleuve ... qui se jette dans l'océan Atlantique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Topónimos (fuera de Canadá)
OBS

Río de América del Sur, en la vertiente atlántica, que nace en el macizo de la Guayana, cerca de la frontera entre Venezuela y Brasil, y desemboca en un extenso delta [...] a 70 km del Atlántico.

OBS

río Orinoco : La Fundación del Español Urgente(Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que los nombres comunes genéricos que acompañan a los nombres propios de los accidentes geográficos suelen escribirse con minúscula inicial.

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