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PEZ PESCA DEPORTIVA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-02-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hunting and Sport Fishing
- Fish
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- game fish
1, record 1, English, game%20fish
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- gamefish 2, record 1, English, gamefish
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any fish that is sought for sport with a hook and line and that is valued for its eating qualities or the flight it puts up when hooked. 3, record 1, English, - game%20fish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... the term ... is generally used for freshwater fish. ... In legal use, a game fish is one that is reserved for sport and may not be taken by commercial fisherman. 3, record 1, English, - game%20fish
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chasse et pêche sportive
- Poissons
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- poisson sportif
1, record 1, French, poisson%20sportif
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- poisson gibier 2, record 1, French, poisson%20gibier
correct, masculine noun
- poisson de pêche 3, record 1, French, poisson%20de%20p%C3%AAche
masculine noun
- poisson de pêche sportive 4, record 1, French, poisson%20de%20p%C3%AAche%20sportive
masculine noun
- poisson de sport 5, record 1, French, poisson%20de%20sport
correct, masculine noun
- espèce sportive 6, record 1, French, esp%C3%A8ce%20sportive
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
«poisson sportif» : La truite mouchetée [...] est le poisson sportif par excellence [...] 7, record 1, French, - poisson%20sportif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Un poisson sportif dont le ventre est plein peut ignorer un banc de ménés passant à quelques pouces de lui, mais il attaquera un méné se débattant sur un hameçon. 6, record 1, French, - poisson%20sportif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les carnassiers pêchés au lancer ou à la mouche sont dits «poissons de sport» parce que l'art du lancer est un sport. 8, record 1, French, - poisson%20sportif
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Caza y pesca deportiva
- Peces
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- pez para pesca deportiva
1, record 1, Spanish, pez%20para%20pesca%20deportiva
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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