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ESPECIE CINEGETICA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-03-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hunting and Sport Fishing
- Zoology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- game species
1, record 1, English, game%20species
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Wild animal or bird species that can be pursued and killed by hunters according to the law. 2, record 1, English, - game%20species
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Nova Scotia's Game Sanctuaries are "established to allow the increase of game species and provide a reserve of game for surrounding forest". 3, record 1, English, - game%20species
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
quarry: An animal, bird, or fish sought by a hunter or fisherman; the object of the chase: [synonym:] game. 4, record 1, English, - game%20species
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chasse et pêche sportive
- Zoologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- espèce d'intérêt cynégétique
1, record 1, French, esp%C3%A8ce%20d%27int%C3%A9r%C3%AAt%20cyn%C3%A9g%C3%A9tique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- espèce chassable 2, record 1, French, esp%C3%A8ce%20chassable
correct, feminine noun
- espèce gibier 3, record 1, French, esp%C3%A8ce%20gibier
correct, feminine noun
- espèce-gibier 4, record 1, French, esp%C3%A8ce%2Dgibier
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
espèces chassables : Espèces d'animaux-gibiers dont la chasse est autorisée. 5, record 1, French, - esp%C3%A8ce%20d%27int%C3%A9r%C3%AAt%20cyn%C3%A9g%C3%A9tique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les espèces chassables sont réparties en 5 catégories : le petit gibier (lapin de garenne, lièvre, perdrix grise ou rouge, faisans de chasse, colins, gélinotte); le grand gibier (cerf, chevreuil, daim, sanglier); le gibier d'eau ou sauvagine (une soixantaine d'espèces migratrices); le gibier de montagne (chamois, mouflon, lièvre variable, marmotte, grand tétras, tétras-lyre, bartavelle, lagopède); les nuisibles (une douzaine de mammifères et sept oiseaux). 6, record 1, French, - esp%C3%A8ce%20d%27int%C3%A9r%C3%AAt%20cyn%C3%A9g%C3%A9tique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
gibier : Ensemble des animaux bons à manger que l'on peut chasser. [P. ex. :] «Pays qui abonde en gibier. Peupler un pays de gibier. Quel gibier chasse-t-on dans ces parages?» [...] Employé normalement comme collectif, le substantif gibier peut servir à désigner un ou plusieurs animaux plus ou moins déterminés; mais l'emploi «comptable» un gibier, des gibiers est exceptionnel. 7, record 1, French, - esp%C3%A8ce%20d%27int%C3%A9r%C3%AAt%20cyn%C3%A9g%C3%A9tique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Caza y pesca deportiva
- Zoología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- especie cinegética
1, record 1, Spanish, especie%20cineg%C3%A9tica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Especie animal cuya caza está permitida, aunque sujeta a normas de regulación, ya sean generales, temporales o concretas para una determinada especie. 2, record 1, Spanish, - especie%20cineg%C3%A9tica
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Hoy día las especies cinegéticas son definidas como aquéllas que pueden ser objeto de caza y pesca, e intervienen decisivamente en su identificación razones de mantenimiento del equilibrio y de la salud de los ecosistemas. 3, record 1, Spanish, - especie%20cineg%C3%A9tica
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