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MARSUPIAUX [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-12-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mammals
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- American opossums
1, record 1, English, American%20opossums
correct, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- opossoms 1, record 1, English, opossoms
correct, plural
- opossums 2, record 1, English, opossums
correct, plural
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, Key term(s)
- American opossoms
- American possoms
- American possums
- possoms
- possums
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mammifères
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- opossums d’Amérique
1, record 1, French, opossums%20d%26rsquo%3BAm%C3%A9rique
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- opossums 1, record 1, French, opossums
correct, masculine noun, plural
- didelphidés 1, record 1, French, didelphid%C3%A9s
correct, masculine noun, plural
- sarigues 1, record 1, French, sarigues
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] famille des mammifères marsupiaux d’Amérique. L'aire de distribution des didelphidés s’étend du sud du Canada au nord de l'Argentine. 1, record 1, French, - opossums%20d%26rsquo%3BAm%C3%A9rique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-12-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
- Mammals
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Placentalia
1, record 2, English, Placentalia
correct, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Eutheria 1, record 2, English, Eutheria
correct, plural
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mammals which have a true placenta, i.e. all except Monotremes and Marsupials. 1, record 2, English, - Placentalia
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
- Mammifères
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Placentaire
1, record 2, French, Placentaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mammifère dont le fœtus est enveloppé dans un placenta(tous les mammifères, sauf les marsupiaux et les monotrèmes). 1, record 2, French, - Placentaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2010-11-10
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Mammals
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- marsupials
1, record 3, English, marsupials
noun, plural
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Order of] mammals usually having a pouch ... in which they carry the young ... 2, record 3, English, - marsupials
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Marsupials] are found all over Australasia and a few types are also found in America. Their anatomy is primitive and resembles in many ways that of reptiles. The young are without a placenta and are born in an extremely small and undeveloped state. 2, record 3, English, - marsupials
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Mammifères
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- marsupiaux
1, record 3, French, marsupiaux
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ordre de mammifères sans placenta, caractérisés par leur poche ventrale destinée à recevoir les petits après leur naissance, et où ceux-ci demeurent pendant plusieurs mois, fixés aux mamelles maternelles. 2, record 3, French, - marsupiaux
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mamíferos
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- marsupial
1, record 3, Spanish, marsupial
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- metaterio 1, record 3, Spanish, metaterio
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cada uno de los componentes de la subclase Metatheria de mamíferos, caracterizados por la presencia de huesos epipubis en la cintura pelviana, dentición característica, diferente de la que es propia de los placentados, y una bolsa marsupial, donde los recién nacidos inmaduros permanecen durante cierto tiempo hasta completar su desarrollo. 1, record 3, Spanish, - marsupial
Record 4 - internal organization data 2008-10-07
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Animal Anatomy
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- thyroid cartilage
1, record 4, English, thyroid%20cartilage
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... in mammals there is added [to the arytenoid and cricoid cartilages of the larynx,] anterior to the cricoid a large, ventrally placed cartilage, the "thyroid cartilage, which probably comes from the fourth and fifth gill arches plus their copula. 1, record 4, English, - thyroid%20cartilage
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Anatomie animale
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- cartilage thyroïde
1, record 4, French, cartilage%20thyro%C3%AFde
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Chez les "Mammifères" s’ajoute un troisième élément [au larynx], le cartilage thyroïde, [qu'on retrouve en] paire chez les Monotrèmes, [et dont l'ensemble est] fusionné en une sorte de bouclier ventral chez les Marsupiaux et les Euthériens [...]. 1, record 4, French, - cartilage%20thyro%C3%AFde
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Anatomía animal
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- cartílago tiroides
1, record 4, Spanish, cart%C3%ADlago%20tiroides
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La laringe de los mamíferos [...] se caracteriza por la existencia de dos nuevos cartílagos, el tiroides, formado a partir de los arcos branquiales cuarto y quinto, y la epiglotis, procedente del sexto arco branquial. La aparición del cartílago tiroides es simultánea con el desarrollo de los pliegues vocales y de los pliegues vestibulares a los que protege. 1, record 4, Spanish, - cart%C3%ADlago%20tiroides
Record 5 - internal organization data 2000-02-14
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Animal Anatomy
- Bones and Joints
- Mammals
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- marsupial bone
1, record 5, English, marsupial%20bone
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- epipubic bone 2, record 5, English, epipubic%20bone
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Like all marsupials, wallabies have two special bones, called marsupial bones, attached to their hip bones. In female wallabies, the bones serve as an attachment site for abdominal muscles which help strengthen the abdominal wall. Although male wallabies don't have pouches, they too, have marsupial bones. 1, record 5, English, - marsupial%20bone
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Anatomie animale
- Os et articulations
- Mammifères
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- os marsupial
1, record 5, French, os%20marsupial
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- os épupibien 1, record 5, French, os%20%C3%A9pupibien
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Des os épupibiens sont présents chez les monotrèmes et les marsupiaux : ils sont nommés individuellement os marsupial et se rencontrent dans les deux sexes. Ils ne sont donc pas exclusivement utilisés pour renforcer la poche marsupiale, mais ils participent cependant au soutien des jeunes que contient la poche. De telles apophyses pubiennes existaient déjà chez les cynodontes et autres reptiles synapsides. 1, record 5, French, - os%20marsupial
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1980-08-19
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Mammals
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- caenolestine marsupial 1, record 6, English, caenolestine%20marsupial
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) convergent types of mammals are identified by the lettered pairs. They include the shrew family in North America (A) and the caenolestine marsupial family in South America (A') (...) 1, record 6, English, - caenolestine%20marsupial
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Mammifères
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- Marsupiaux Coenolestides 1, record 6, French, Marsupiaux%20Coenolestides
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) on a indiqué ici par des paires de lettres un certain nombre de types d’évolution convergente de mammifères. Ils comportent la famille des Musaraignes en amérique du Nord(A) et celle des Marsupiaux Coenolestides en Amérique du Sud(A’)(...) 1, record 6, French, - Marsupiaux%20Coenolestides
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1975-03-11
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Mammals
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- Australian opossum 1, record 7, English, Australian%20opossum
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Mammifères
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- opossum d’Australie
1, record 7, French, opossum%20d%26rsquo%3BAustralie
masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Par extension opossum d’Australie, fourrure du renard phalanger(Marsupiaux). 1, record 7, French, - opossum%20d%26rsquo%3BAustralie
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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