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PUFFIN COMMUN [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-06-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Atlantic puffin
1, record 1, English, Atlantic%20puffin
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- common puffin 2, record 1, English, common%20puffin
former designation, correct
- sea parrot 2, record 1, English, sea%20parrot
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A bird of the family Alcidae. 3, record 1, English, - Atlantic%20puffin
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. 4, record 1, English, - Atlantic%20puffin
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- macareux moine
1, record 1, French, macareux%20moine
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- macareux de l’Atlantique 2, record 1, French, macareux%20de%20l%26rsquo%3BAtlantique
former designation, correct, masculine noun
- macareux commun 2, record 1, French, macareux%20commun
former designation, correct, masculine noun
- puffin commun 2, record 1, French, puffin%20commun
former designation, correct, masculine noun
- calculot 3, record 1, French, calculot
correct, masculine noun
- perroquet de mer 2, record 1, French, perroquet%20de%20mer
correct, masculine noun
- moine de mer 2, record 1, French, moine%20de%20mer
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Oiseau de la famille des Alcidae. 4, record 1, French, - macareux%20moine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
macareux moine : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux. 4, record 1, French, - macareux%20moine
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. 5, record 1, French, - macareux%20moine
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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