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GUIRA GUIRA [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-10-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- calabash tree
1, record 1, English, calabash%20tree
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A tropical American tree [...] of the bignonia family. 2, record 1, English, - calabash%20tree
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
calabash tree; Crescentia cujete: terms extracted from the “Glossaire de l’agriculture” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 3, record 1, English, - calabash%20tree
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- calebassier
1, record 1, French, calebassier
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- calebassier à feuilles longues 2, record 1, French, calebassier%20%C3%A0%20feuilles%20longues
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Arbre d'Amérique tropicale (bignoniacées), dont le fruit est la calebasse. 3, record 1, French, - calebassier
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
calebassier; Crescentia cujete : termes extraits du «Glossaire de l’agriculture» et reproduits avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques. 4, record 1, French, - calebassier
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Botánica
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- güira
1, record 1, Spanish, g%C3%BCira
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- güiro 1, record 1, Spanish, g%C3%BCiro
correct, masculine noun
- jicara 2, record 1, Spanish, jicara
correct, feminine noun, Mexico
- calabazo 3, record 1, Spanish, calabazo
correct, masculine noun, Panama
- totumo 3, record 1, Spanish, totumo
correct, masculine noun, Panama
- jicarera 2, record 1, Spanish, jicarera
correct, feminine noun, Mexico
- morro 2, record 1, Spanish, morro
correct, masculine noun, Mexico
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Árbol tropical de la familia de las Bignoniáceas, de cuatro a cinco metros de altura, con tronco torcido y copa clara. Tiene hojas sentadas, opuestas, grandes y acorazonadas, flores axilares, blanquecinas, de mal olor, fruto globoso o alargado y de diversos tamaños según las subespecies, de corteza dura y blanquecina, llena de pulpa blanca con semillas negras, del cual, serrado en dos partes iguales, hacen los campesinos de América tazas, platos, jofainas, etc. 1, record 1, Spanish, - g%C3%BCira
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-09-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- guira tanager
1, record 2, English, guira%20tanager
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A bird of the family Emberizidae. 2, record 2, English, - guira%20tanager
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
In English scientific usage, all elements of names of bird species require capital letters except for hyphenated adjectives where the second word is not capitalized, for example, Black-crowned Night Heron. 2, record 2, English, - guira%20tanager
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- tangara guira
1, record 2, French, tangara%20guira
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Oiseau de la famille des Emberizidae. 2, record 2, French, - tangara%20guira
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
tangara guira : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux. 2, record 2, French, - tangara%20guira
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
En français, les noms des espèces d'oiseaux acquièrent une valeur de nom propre; tous les substantifs génériques de même que tous les qualificatifs spécifiques qui précèdent le substantif générique doivent prendre la majuscule, par exemple : Pétrel minime, Petit Butor. 2, record 2, French, - tangara%20guira
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2016-04-22
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- guira cuckoo
1, record 3, English, guira%20cuckoo
correct, see observation
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A bird of the family Cuculidae. 2, record 3, English, - guira%20cuckoo
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
In English scientific usage, all elements of names of bird species require capital letters except for hyphenated adjectives where the second word is not capitalized, for example, Black-crowned Night Heron. 3, record 3, English, - guira%20cuckoo
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- guira cantara
1, record 3, French, guira%20cantara
correct, see observation, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Oiseau de la famille des Cuculidae. 2, record 3, French, - guira%20cantara
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
guira cantara : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux. 2, record 3, French, - guira%20cantara
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
En français, les noms des espèces d'oiseaux acquièrent une valeur de nom propre; tous les substantifs génériques de même que tous les qualificatifs spécifiques qui précèdent le substantif générique doivent prendre la majuscule, par exemple : Pétrel minime, Petit Butor. 3, record 3, French, - guira%20cantara
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Aves
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- pirincho
1, record 3, Spanish, pirincho
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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