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FOCA GROENLANDIA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-06-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mammals
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- harp seal
1, record 1, English, harp%20seal
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Greenland seal 2, record 1, English, Greenland%20seal
correct
- saddleback seal 2, record 1, English, saddleback%20seal
correct
- ice-lover from Greenland 2, record 1, English, ice%2Dlover%20from%20Greenland
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[A mammal,] native to the northernmost Atlantic Ocean and Arctic Ocean[, of] the family Phocidae. 2, record 1, English, - harp%20seal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
harp seal population 3, record 1, English, - harp%20seal
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mammifères
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- phoque du Groenland
1, record 1, French, phoque%20du%20Groenland
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- phoque à selle 2, record 1, French, phoque%20%C3%A0%20selle
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] mammifère carnivore, de la famille [Phocidae]. 2, record 1, French, - phoque%20du%20Groenland
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
population de phoques du Groenland 3, record 1, French, - phoque%20du%20Groenland
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mamíferos
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- foca de Groenlandia
1, record 1, Spanish, foca%20de%20Groenlandia
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- foca arpa 2, record 1, Spanish, foca%20arpa
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] mamífero pinnípedo de la familia Phocidae, que habita en el Océano Atlántico Norte y el Océano Glacial Ártico. 2, record 1, Spanish, - foca%20de%20Groenlandia
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
población de focas de Groenlandia 3, record 1, Spanish, - foca%20de%20Groenlandia
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