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ESPECIE EXTINGUIDA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-10-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Environment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- extinct species
1, record 1, English, extinct%20species
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A wildlife species that no longer exists. 2, record 1, English, - extinct%20species
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
extinct species: term used by Parks Canada; recommended by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada and by the Canadian Wildlife Service of Environment Canada. 3, record 1, English, - extinct%20species
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Environnement
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- espèce disparue
1, record 1, French, esp%C3%A8ce%20disparue
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Espèce sauvage qui n'existe plus. 2, record 1, French, - esp%C3%A8ce%20disparue
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
espèce disparue : terme en usage à Parcs Canada; recommandé par le «Comité sur le statut des espèces menacées de disparition au Canada» et par le Service canadien de la faune d'Environnement Canada. 3, record 1, French, - esp%C3%A8ce%20disparue
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Ne pas confondre avec «espèce disparue du pays» (en anglais : «extirpated species»), avec «espèce en voie de disparition» (en anglais : «endangered species»), et avec espèce menacée (en anglais : «threatened species»). 4, record 1, French, - esp%C3%A8ce%20disparue
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Medio ambiente
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- especie extinguida
1, record 1, Spanish, especie%20extinguida
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- especie extinta 2, record 1, Spanish, especie%20extinta
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 1, Key term(s)
- especies extinguidas
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