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EQUIDNA HOCICO CORTO [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-09-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mammals
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- spiny anteater
1, record 1, English, spiny%20anteater
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- echidna 2, record 1, English, echidna
correct
- Australian spiny anteater 3, record 1, English, Australian%20spiny%20anteater
correct
- Australian echidna 3, record 1, English, Australian%20echidna
correct
- short-beacked echidna 4, record 1, English, short%2Dbeacked%20echidna
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An oviparous burrowing nocturnal mammal ... of the order Monotremata ... 5, record 1, English, - spiny%20anteater
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mammifères
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- échidné
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9chidn%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- échidné de l'Australie 2, record 1, French, %C3%A9chidn%C3%A9%20de%20l%27Australie
correct, masculine noun
- échidné australien 3, record 1, French, %C3%A9chidn%C3%A9%20australien
correct, masculine noun
- échidné à nez court 3, record 1, French, %C3%A9chidn%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20nez%20court
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mammifère australien (Monotrèmes), ressemblant au hérisson, épineux, au museau prolongé en bec corné. 1, record 1, French, - %C3%A9chidn%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mamíferos
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- equidna de hocico corto
1, record 1, Spanish, equidna%20de%20hocico%20corto
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- equidna de Australia 1, record 1, Spanish, equidna%20de%20Australia
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tachyglossus aculeatus [...] habita zonas rocosas, boscosas y arenosas de la costa este de Australia desde Queensland hasta Victoria [...] y otras islas cercanas. [...] Es una de las especies de mamíferos de Oceanía que presenta poblaciones más estables; [presenta] cuerpo [...] comprimido dorsoventralmente y arqueado, [...] cabeza [...] pequeña y acuminada, terminada en un hocico puntiagudo que puede alcanzar la mitad de la longitud total de la misma. [...] Se alimenta de termitas, hormigas y otros insectos que captura con su lengua pegajosa. 1, record 1, Spanish, - equidna%20de%20hocico%20corto
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-12-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Morphology and General Physiology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- chitinous
1, record 2, English, chitinous
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Of or like chitin 1, record 2, English, - chitinous
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
chitin: a white or colorless amorphous horny substance that forms part of the hard outer integument of insects, crustaceans, and some other invertebrates ... 1, record 2, English, - chitinous
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Morphologie et physiologie générale
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- chitineux
1, record 2, French, chitineux
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit de ce qui concerne la chitine; formé de chitine. 1, record 2, French, - chitineux
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
chitine : Substance de soutien de la cuticule des arthropodes, qui lui donne sa dureté et sa solidité, ainsi que sa forte imperméabilité. 1, record 2, French, - chitineux
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Morfología y fisiología general
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- quitinoso
1, record 2, Spanish, quitinoso
adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Las heces presentan una membrana lubricante que recubre la tierra ingerida y los restos quitinosos de hormigas y termes, que suponen la mayor parte de la dieta del equidna de hocico corto. 1, record 2, Spanish, - quitinoso
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