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SAILLIE TRANCHANTE [2 records]

Record 1 1999-07-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds
  • Zoology
CONT

Cardinals have powerful jaws, and in most species the cutting edge is angled at the base of the lower mandible for cracking the hardest shells.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oiseaux
  • Zoologie
CONT

Leurs mâchoires sont puissantes et la plupart des espèces ont une saillie tranchante près de la base de la mandibule, ce qui leur permet de briser les écales les plus dures.

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-07-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds
CONT

Cardinals have powerful jaws, and in most species the cutting edge is angled at the base of the lower mandible for cracking the hardest shells.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oiseaux
CONT

Leurs mâchoires sont puissantes et la plupart des espèces ont une saillie tranchante près de la base de la mandibule, ce qui leur permet de briser les écales les plus dures.

Spanish

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