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ANDROPHOBE [4 records]

Record 1 2016-07-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A bird of the family Cinclosomatidae.

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.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Oiseau de la famille des Cinclosomatidae.

OBS

androphobe vert : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux.

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.

Spanish

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Record 2 1994-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Behaviour
OBS

androphobia ... an abnormal dread of men: repugnance to the male sex.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement humain
DEF

Qui craint ou hait les hommes, les mâles humains.

Spanish

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Record 3 1994-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Behaviour
DEF

A person who avoids the society of men.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement humain
DEF

Qui fuit ou déteste le sexe masculin.

Spanish

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Record 4 1994-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Behaviour
OBS

misandry: hatred of males.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement humain
DEF

Se dit d’une femme qui a de la haine ou du mépris pour les hommes (attitude symétrique de la misogynie masculine, alors que la misanthropie s’adresse à tout être humain).

Spanish

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