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RAIE MEDIANE [4 records]

Record 1 2016-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flowers and Ornamentals (Horticulture)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

Best known [irises] are the bearded or German group - the common garden irises.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Floriculture
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CONT

Sur la nervure médiane des pétales externes on remarque une raie de longs poils jaunes disposés en forme de brosse et caractéristique des Iris «à barbe».

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hair Styling
OBS

center part: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Coiffure
OBS

raie au milieu; raie médiane : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques(Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 3 2006-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mammals
CONT

Although the Ungava lemming is very similar to the collared lemming, trenchant dental characteristics mark it as a distinct species. ... The summer pelage is grizzled above with a faint black mid-dorsal stripe; it has tawny ear spots and a pale collar. The flanks and throat are buffy or tawny, and the underparts are grey. The feet and tail are silvery grey. The winter pelage is white, and the characteristic winter claws develop on the third and fourth digits.

OBS

A mammal of the family Muridae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mammifères
CONT

Le Lemming d’Ungava ressemble de très près au variable, mais il s’en distingue par des caractéristiques dentaires marquées. [...] Le pelage estival, grisâtre sur le dos, présente une raie médiane noire peu prononcée; la base des oreilles est chamois et un collier de couleur claire encercle le cou. Les flancs et la gorge sont jaune clair ou fauves, les pattes et la queue, gris argenté. Le ventre a une teinte argentée. La fourrure d’hiver est blanche [...]

OBS

Mammifère de la famille des Muridae.

Spanish

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Record 4 1986-04-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Anatomy
  • Birds
DEF

A stripe on the middle of the head of certain birds.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anatomie animale
  • Oiseaux
DEF

Rayure située sur le milieu de la tête de certains oiseaux.

Spanish

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