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HORMIGUERO [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-02-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- plain-backed antpitta
1, record 1, English, plain%2Dbacked%20antpitta
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A bird of the family Grallariidae. 2, record 1, English, - plain%2Dbacked%20antpitta
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
According to some authors, 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 1, English, - plain%2Dbacked%20antpitta
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- grallaire à dos uni
1, record 1, French, grallaire%20%C3%A0%20dos%20uni
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Oiseau de la famille des Grallariidae. 2, record 1, French, - grallaire%20%C3%A0%20dos%20uni
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Grallaire à dos uni : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux. 3, record 1, French, - grallaire%20%C3%A0%20dos%20uni
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Selon certains auteurs, 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 1, French, - grallaire%20%C3%A0%20dos%20uni
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Aves
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- tororoi pechicanela
1, record 1, Spanish, tororoi%20pechicanela
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- hormiguero torero 2, record 1, Spanish, hormiguero%20torero
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-09-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mammals
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- South American ant bear
1, record 2, English, South%20American%20ant%20bear
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mammifères
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fourmilier sud-américain
1, record 2, French, fourmilier%20sud%2Dam%C3%A9ricain
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mamíferos
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- oso hormiguero sudamericano
1, record 2, Spanish, oso%20hormiguero%20sudamericano
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- oso hormiguero de Sudamérica 2, record 2, Spanish, oso%20hormiguero%20de%20Sudam%C3%A9rica
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Por culpa de los rasgos evidentes del animal (hocico largo y desnudo, lengua larga y cilíndrica), [George Shaw, de la Real Sociedad Zoológica de Londres] cometió el error de relacionar el equidna con el oso hormiguero sudamericano. 3, record 2, Spanish, - oso%20hormiguero%20sudamericano
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-01-05
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Ecosystems
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- ant's nest 1, record 3, English, ant%27s%20nest
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... ants do not enclose their larvae in individual cells. This gives them a flexibility in dealing with both larvae and nest 1, record 3, English, - ant%27s%20nest
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Écosystèmes
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- fourmilière
1, record 3, French, fourmili%C3%A8re
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- nid de fourmi 2, record 3, French, nid%20de%20fourmi
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les études de sols [...] ont indiqué de très grandes modifications chimiques dans les fourmilières du genre Myrmica. 2, record 3, French, - fourmili%C3%A8re
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ecosistemas
- Insectos, ciempiés, arañas y escorpiones
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- hormiguero
1, record 3, Spanish, hormiguero
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nido de hormigas. 1, record 3, Spanish, - hormiguero
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