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CARNIVOROS [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-09-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Morphology and General Physiology
- Animal Biology
- Bones and Joints
- The Mouth
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- root of tooth
1, record 1, English, root%20of%20tooth
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- root of the tooth 2, record 1, English, root%20of%20the%20tooth
correct
- root 3, record 1, English, root
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The anatomy of a tooth divides into two main sections: the crown and the root. ... the root of the tooth is embedded into the bony ridge of the upper and lower jaws called the alveolar process via attachment to the periodontal ligament. ... The roots of the tooth vary depending on the type of tooth. 2, record 1, English, - root%20of%20tooth
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
root of tooth; radix dentis: designations found in the Terminologia Anatomica. 4, record 1, English, - root%20of%20tooth
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Morphologie et physiologie générale
- Biologie animale
- Os et articulations
- Cavité buccale
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- racine de la dent
1, record 1, French, racine%20de%20la%20dent
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- racine dentaire 2, record 1, French, racine%20dentaire
correct, feminine noun
- racine 3, record 1, French, racine
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Portion de la dent qui est incluse dans l'alvéole dentaire. 4, record 1, French, - racine%20de%20la%20dent
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les racines sont recouvertes de cément, une substance qui sert de couverture à la racine et d'attachement au ligament qui maintient la dent dans l'os. 4, record 1, French, - racine%20de%20la%20dent
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
racine de la dent : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica. 5, record 1, French, - racine%20de%20la%20dent
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
radix dentis : désignation tirée de la Terminologia Anatomica. 5, record 1, French, - racine%20de%20la%20dent
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Morfología y fisiología general
- Biología animal
- Huesos y articulaciones
- Boca
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- raíz
1, record 1, Spanish, ra%C3%ADz
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Entre los dientes de dinosaurios encontrados, tanto de carnívoros(Theropoda) como de herbívoros(Ornitischia), aparecen dos atribuibles a dinosaurios ornitópodos(Ornithopoda). Se han identificado como Hypsilophodontidae indet. e Iguanodon sp. El primer diente está muy desgastado y conserva parte de la raíz; en total mide 6, 5 mm de altura. 2, record 1, Spanish, - ra%C3%ADz
Record 2 - internal organization data 2022-01-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Fish
- Animal Behaviour
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- grazer
1, record 2, English, grazer
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
There is a delicate balance in ecosystems because fish that eat algae can be depleted if there are too many predators and algae can be depleted if there are no predators to eat the grazers. 2, record 2, English, - grazer
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Poissons
- Comportement animal
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- brouteur
1, record 2, French, brouteur
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les bigorneaux et les patelles étant des brouteurs d'algues, ils peuvent être consommés sans risque, alors que les autres espèces étant des filtreurs, comme les moules, un risque sanitaire peut se présenter. 2, record 2, French, - brouteur
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Peces
- Comportamiento animal
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- herbívoro
1, record 2, Spanish, herb%C3%ADvoro
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Los piensos para especies de peces herbívoros y carnívoros contienen normalmente entre un 15 % y un 45 % de harina de soja, con una media del 25 % en 2008. 1, record 2, Spanish, - herb%C3%ADvoro
Record 3 - internal organization data 2017-12-29
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Animal Diseases
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- caenurosis
1, record 3, English, caenurosis
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- coenuriasis 2, record 3, English, coenuriasis
correct
- gid 1, record 3, English, gid
correct
- sturdy 2, record 3, English, sturdy
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Infection of the sheep's brain with cysts of the dog ... tapeworm Tænia multiceps (T. cœnurus). 3, record 3, English, - caenurosis
Record 3, Key term(s)
- coenurosis
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Maladies des animaux
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- tournis
1, record 3, French, tournis
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- cénurose 2, record 3, French, c%C3%A9nurose
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Maladie parasitaire des ruminants (surtout du mouton, de l'agneau et du veau), due à la présence de Tænia cœnurus dans les méninges [...] 3, record 3, French, - tournis
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Enfermedades de los animales
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- cenurosis
1, record 3, Spanish, cenurosis
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- torneo 2, record 3, Spanish, torneo
correct, masculine noun
- modorra 3, record 3, Spanish, modorra
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Meningoencefalitis ocasionada por la instalación de la larva de tenia en el cerebro del animal hospedador. 3, record 3, Spanish, - cenurosis
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La cenurosis es una enfermedad parasitaria de los rumiantes causada por Coenurus cerebralis, que es la forma inmadura de Taenia multiceps, un céstodo cuya forma adulta parasita al perro y a otros carnívoros salvajes. 4, record 3, Spanish, - cenurosis
Record 4 - internal organization data 2016-11-10
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Bacterial Diseases
- Animal Diseases
Universal entry(ies) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- plague
1, record 4, English, plague
correct, noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- Yersinia pestis infection 2, record 4, English, Yersinia%20pestis%20infection
correct, less frequent
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A very severe, acute, and epidemic infectious disease that is caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, which is found in rodents and their fleas, and is transmissible to humans. 3, record 4, English, - plague
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
There are three main forms of plague in humans: bubonic plague, ... pneumonic plague ... and septicemic plague ... 3, record 4, English, - plague
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A20: code used in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems. 4, record 4, English, - plague
Record 4, Key term(s)
- infection due to Yersinia pestis
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Maladies bactériennes
- Maladies des animaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- peste
1, record 4, French, peste
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- infection à Yersinia pestis 2, record 4, French, infection%20%C3%A0%20Yersinia%20pestis
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Maladie infectieuse aiguë, épidémique et très grave, causée par la bactérie Yersinia pestis, présente chez les rongeurs et leurs puces, qui est susceptible d'être transmise à l'homme. 3, record 4, French, - peste
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La peste prend trois formes principales chez l'homme : la peste bubonique, [...] la peste pulmonaire [...] et la peste septicémique [...] 3, record 4, French, - peste
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A20 : code de la Classification statistique internationale des maladies et des problèmes de santé connexes. 4, record 4, French, - peste
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Enfermedades bacterianas
- Enfermedades de los animales
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- peste
1, record 4, Spanish, peste
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- plaga 1, record 4, Spanish, plaga
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Enfermedad infecciosa que afecta a los roedores y sus pulgas, quienes la transmiten a diversos animales y personas. Es causada por la bacteria Yersinia pestis, bacilo [...] 1, record 4, Spanish, - peste
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Su reservorio son roedores salvajes(especialmente ardillas terrestres), conejos, liebres y carnívoros salvajes. Puede transmitirse a gatos y perros domésticos, generalmente en áreas rurales [...] a través de pulgas infectadas por la bacteria Yersinia pestis. Las pulgas se infectan cuando se alimentan de roedores infectados y transmiten la peste a las personas y otros mamíferos durante el proceso de alimentación. [...] La infección tiene dos formas de manifestarse : Peste bubónica [y] peste neumónica [...] 1, record 4, Spanish, - peste
Record 5 - internal organization data 2011-01-26
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Biochemistry
- Environment
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- carbon cycle
1, record 5, English, carbon%20cycle
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- carbon cycling 2, record 5, English, carbon%20cycling
less frequent
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The flow of carbon in living matter in which carbon dioxide is fixed by photosynthesis in green plants from organic nutrients and is ultimately returned to the inorganic state by respiration and decay. 3, record 5, English, - carbon%20cycle
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The carbon cycle models the movement and storage of carbon in the biosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere. Carbon is stored in the biosphere as living organisms; in the atmosphere as carbon dioxide gas; in the lithosphere as soil organic matter, as fossil fuel deposits, and as sedimentary rock deposits; and in the oceans as dissolved carbon dioxide gas and as calcium carbonate shells in marine organisms. Processes that move carbon from one store to another include photosynthesis, respiration, oceanic diffusion, biomass combustion, fossil fuel burning, fossil fuel creation, and sedimentary rock formation. 4, record 5, English, - carbon%20cycle
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Not to be confused with "Calvin cycle," which refers to the photosynthesis phase involving the incorporation of CO2 into glucose by enzymatic reactions. 5, record 5, English, - carbon%20cycle
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Biochimie
- Environnement
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- cycle de carbone
1, record 5, French, cycle%20de%20carbone
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- cycle du carbone 2, record 5, French, cycle%20du%20carbone
correct, masculine noun
- cyclage de carbone 3, record 5, French, cyclage%20de%20carbone
avoid, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Suite des sites biologiques et des transformations et combinaisons dans lesquelles se trouvent engagé le carbone quand il circule à travers les différentes parties de la biosphère, de la lithosphère et de l'hydrosphère. 4, record 5, French, - cycle%20de%20carbone
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] le cycle du carbone constitue le cycle biogéochimique princeps puisque le carbone constitue l'élément clef de toutes les substances biochimiques et le moteur de tous les autres cycles d'éléments biogènes. 5, record 5, French, - cycle%20de%20carbone
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Bioquímica
- Medio ambiente
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- ciclo del carbono
1, record 5, Spanish, ciclo%20del%20carbono
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Circulación del carbono a través de los ecosistemas. El carbono en forma de CO2 es incorporado por las plantas verdes durante la fotosíntesis, pasando luego éstas a los herbívoros, carnívoros y saprófitos que cierran el ciclo, volviendo el CO2 a la atmósfera. 2, record 5, Spanish, - ciclo%20del%20carbono
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ciclo del carbono. El carbono es elemento básico en la formación de las moléculas de carbohidratos, lípidos, proteínas y ácidos nucleicos, pues todas las moléculas orgánicas están formadas por cadenas de carbonos enlazados entre sí. La reserva fundamental de carbono, en moléculas de CO2 que los seres vivos puedan asimilar, es la atmósfera y la hidrosfera. Este gas está en la atmósfera en una concentración de más del 0,03% y cada año aproximadamente un 5% de estas reservas de CO2, se consumen en los procesos de fotosíntesis, es decir que todo el anhídrido carbónico se renueva en la atmósfera cada 20 años. 3, record 5, Spanish, - ciclo%20del%20carbono
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] el director del PUMA [...] dijo que es necesario enfatizar la importancia que tienen los océanos (ocupan el 70 por ciento de la superficie del planeta) en el ciclo del carbono, en la limpieza de la atmósfera, en la economía y en el desarrollo de los países. 4, record 5, Spanish, - ciclo%20del%20carbono
Record 6 - internal organization data 2003-02-04
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Mammals
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- Carnivora
1, record 6, English, Carnivora
correct, plural
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- carnivores 2, record 6, English, carnivores
plural
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A large order of flesh-eating Mammalia, including among others the feline, canine, and ursine families. 3, record 6, English, - Carnivora
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Carnivora ... are believed to have arisen from generalized insectivores during the Paleocene and are mostly carnivorous in habit having teeth adapted for flesh eating, a simple stomach and short intestine, feet with four or more usually clawed toes, a well-developed brain, clavicles wanting or vestigial, and a zonary deciduate placenta. 4, record 6, English, - Carnivora
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Also, sometimes applied to orders or groups of other animals, e.g. to a large family of pentamerous beetles. 3, record 6, English, - Carnivora
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
For a singular, see "carnivore." 3, record 6, English, - Carnivora
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Mammifères
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- carnivores
1, record 6, French, carnivores
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- carnassiers 2, record 6, French, carnassiers
correct, masculine noun, plural, obsolete
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ordre de mammifères placentaires, aussi appelés carnassiers, à griffes, dont les dents (crocs, molaires tranchantes) et le système digestif permettent une alimentation à base de chair crue. 2, record 6, French, - carnivores
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On subdivise l'ordre des carnivores en créodontes (fossiles), fissipèdes (ou carnivores au sens strict), terrestres, et pinnipèdes, amphibies et essentiellement marins. Les fissipèdes comprennent au moins 7 familles : canidés (chien), ursidés (ours), procyonidés (raton laveur), mustélidés (belette), viverridés (genette), hyénidés (hyène) et félidés (chat). Certains auteurs distinguent en outre les mélidés (blaireau) et les lutridés (loutre), généralement rangés parmi les mustélidés. 3, record 6, French, - carnivores
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les carnivores sont digitigrades ou plantigrades. 2, record 6, French, - carnivores
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mamíferos
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- carnívoros
1, record 6, Spanish, carn%C3%ADvoros
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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