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BALAENA MYSTICETUS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-05-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mammals
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- bowhead whale
1, record 1, English, bowhead%20whale
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Greenland right whale 2, record 1, English, Greenland%20right%20whale
correct
- bowhead right whale 2, record 1, English, bowhead%20right%20whale
correct
- Greenland whale 3, record 1, English, Greenland%20whale
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The bowhead or Greenland whale is larger than the right whale and may attain a maximum length of 65 feet. It resembles a monstrous tadpole with an enormous head, which is a third the body length, and with a chunky cylindrical body tapering from the flipper region to the tail stock. 3, record 1, English, - bowhead%20whale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A mammal of the family Balaenidae. 4, record 1, English, - bowhead%20whale
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mammifères
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- baleine boréale
1, record 1, French, baleine%20bor%C3%A9ale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- baleine franche boréale 2, record 1, French, baleine%20franche%20bor%C3%A9ale
correct, feminine noun
- baleine franche du Groenland 2, record 1, French, baleine%20franche%20du%20Groenland
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La baleine boréale,(Balaena mysticetus) est caractérisée par une tête relativement grosse(un tiers de la longueur corporelle) et par une bouche énorme munie d’une large lèvre inférieure en forme de coupe. Les dents proprement dites sont absentes de la bouche; à partir de la mâchoire pendent des lamelles cornées, étroites et allongées : les fanons, disposés sur plusieurs files, ils constituent une frange épaisse qui retient et filtre la nourriture. Le corps est noir. La Baleine boréale vit dans l'océan Arctique. 3, record 1, French, - baleine%20bor%C3%A9ale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Mammifère de la famille des Balaenidae. 4, record 1, French, - baleine%20bor%C3%A9ale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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