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WAPITI [12 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-08-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mammals
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- wapiti
1, record 1, English, wapiti
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- North American elk 2, record 1, English, North%20American%20elk
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A mammal of the family Cervidae. 3, record 1, English, - wapiti
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Cervus canadensis used to be considered a subspecies of Cervus elaphus, but recent genetic studies conclude that they are distinct species. 3, record 1, English, - wapiti
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mammifères
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- wapiti
1, record 1, French, wapiti
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- cerf wapiti 2, record 1, French, cerf%20wapiti
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Mammifère de la famille des Cervidae. 3, record 1, French, - wapiti
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Cervus canadensis était autrefois considéré comme une sous-espèce de Cervus elaphus, mais des études génétiques récentes concluent qu’il s’agit d’espèces distinctes. 3, record 1, French, - wapiti
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mamíferos
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- wapití
1, record 1, Spanish, wapit%C3%AD
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- uapití 2, record 1, Spanish, uapit%C3%AD
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2022-07-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- winter tick
1, record 2, English, winter%20tick
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- moose tick 2, record 2, English, moose%20tick
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A tick of the family Ixodidae. 3, record 2, English, - winter%20tick
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The winter tick ... attacks moose. It differs from other ticks in terms of its impressive size (measuring up to 15 millimetres), which peaks towards the end of winter. 4, record 2, English, - winter%20tick
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- tique d’hiver
1, record 2, French, tique%20d%26rsquo%3Bhiver
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- tique du wapiti 2, record 2, French, tique%20du%20wapiti
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Tique de la famille des Ixodidae. 3, record 2, French, - tique%20d%26rsquo%3Bhiver
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
La tique d’hiver [...] s’attaque principalement aux orignaux. Elle se distingue des autres tiques par sa taille imposante (jusqu’à 15 millimètres) qui atteint son point culminant vers la fin de l’hiver. 4, record 2, French, - tique%20d%26rsquo%3Bhiver
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2022-03-31
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Fish
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- boulder darter
1, record 3, English, boulder%20darter
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A fish of the family Percidae. 2, record 3, English, - boulder%20darter
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Etheostoma wapiti
1, record 3, French, Etheostoma%20wapiti
correct, Latin
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Poisson de la famille des Percidae. 2, record 3, French, - Etheostoma%20wapiti
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Etheostoma wapiti : Il n’ y a pas de nom commun pour désigner cette espèce. 2, record 3, French, - Etheostoma%20wapiti
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2017-09-29
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Non-Gov. Provincial Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
- Animal Husbandry
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Association des Éleveurs de Wapitis du Québec
1, record 4, English, Association%20des%20%C3%89leveurs%20de%20Wapitis%20du%20Qu%C3%A9bec
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
- A.E.W.Q. 1, record 4, English, A%2EE%2EW%2EQ%2E
correct
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Association des Éleveurs de Wapitis du Québec was founded in spring 1998: -to bring members together and to promote purebred wapiti breeding, -to defend economic, social and ethical values of its members, -to represent its members on issues regarding [their] profession, -to promote excellence. 1, record 4, English, - Association%20des%20%C3%89leveurs%20de%20Wapitis%20du%20Qu%C3%A9bec
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités provinciaux non gouv. canadiens
- Élevage des animaux
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- Association des Éleveurs de Wapitis du Québec
1, record 4, French, Association%20des%20%C3%89leveurs%20de%20Wapitis%20du%20Qu%C3%A9bec
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
- A.E.W.Q. 1, record 4, French, A%2EE%2EW%2EQ%2E
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
C'est au printemps 1998 que l'Association des Éleveurs de Wapitis du Québec a vu le jour et ce, dans un but bien précis :-Regrouper les membres et développer l'image du wapiti pur sang.-Défendre les intérets économiques, sociaux et moraux de ses membres.-Effectuer la représentation nécessaire dans la profession.-Promouvoir la qualité et l'excellence. 1, record 4, French, - Association%20des%20%C3%89leveurs%20de%20Wapitis%20du%20Qu%C3%A9bec
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2016-02-02
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Botany
- Parks and Botanical Gardens
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Wapiti juniper
1, record 5, English, Wapiti%20juniper
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A shrub of the family Cupressaceae. 2, record 5, English, - Wapiti%20juniper
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
- Parcs et jardins botaniques
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- genévrier horizontal ’Wapiti’
1, record 5, French, gen%C3%A9vrier%20horizontal%20%26rsquo%3BWapiti%26rsquo%3B
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Arbuste de la famille des Cupressacées. 1, record 5, French, - gen%C3%A9vrier%20horizontal%20%26rsquo%3BWapiti%26rsquo%3B
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2012-02-15
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Environmental Management
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- biodiversity hotspot
1, record 6, English, biodiversity%20hotspot
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- hotspot of biodiversity 1, record 6, English, hotspot%20of%20biodiversity
correct
- hotspot 1, record 6, English, hotspot
correct
- hot spot 2, record 6, English, hot%20spot
correct
- area of specific vulnerability 3, record 6, English, area%20of%20specific%20vulnerability
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A region containing at least 1,500 species of vascular plants as endemics and having lost at least 70 percent of its original habitat. 1, record 6, English, - biodiversity%20hotspot
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In order to concentrate resources on those areas that are most vulnerable, conservationists have identified certain areas as biodiversity hotspots. The term, first used by British ecologist Norman Myers in 1988, designated areas losing habitat at a high rate in which there is a disproportionate number of species found nowhere else. ... Hotspots are often defined according to their plant vegetation. To Myers, a hotspot has to contain at least 0.5 percent of the world's 300,000 plant species as endemics. 1, record 6, English, - biodiversity%20hotspot
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The [Northern River Basin] study revealed that contaminant levels associated with pulp mills have decreased in effluents and fish. Deficiencies in our knowledge exist in several key geographic areas known as hot spots: Smoky River, Wapiti River, Athabasca River between Hinton and the oil sands, Wabasca River, and the upper reaches of the Peace River. Issues typically include mercury, dioxin, furans and PCBs. 4, record 6, English, - biodiversity%20hotspot
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
hot spot; area of specific vulnerability: terms usually used in the plural (hot spots; areas of specific vulnerability). 5, record 6, English, - biodiversity%20hotspot
Record 6, Key term(s)
- biodiversity hotspots
- hotspots of biodiversity
- hot spots
- hotspots
- areas of specific vulnerability
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Gestion environnementale
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- point névralgique
1, record 6, French, point%20n%C3%A9vralgique
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- point chaud 2, record 6, French, point%20chaud
correct, masculine noun
- secteur à forte incidence 3, record 6, French, secteur%20%C3%A0%20forte%20incidence
masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'étude [sur les bassins des rivières du Nord] a révélé que les niveaux de contaminants associés aux usines de pâte à papier avaient diminué dans les effluents et chez les poissons. Toutefois, nos connaissances présentent des lacunes en ce qui concerne certaines zones géographiques clés connues comme des points chauds : rivière Smoky, rivière Wapiti, rivière Athabasca entre Hinton et les sables bitumineux, rivière Wabasca, et les tronçons supérieurs de la rivière de la Paix. En général, le mercure, la dioxine, les furanes et les BPC suscitent des préoccupations. 4, record 6, French, - point%20n%C3%A9vralgique
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les régions considérées comme des «points névralgiques» sur le plan écologique, qui abritent de nombreuses espèces, ont un rôle capital à jouer dans la conservation de la biodiversité. 5, record 6, French, - point%20n%C3%A9vralgique
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
point chaud; point névralgique : termes habituellement utilisés au pluriel (points chauds; points névralgiques). 6, record 6, French, - point%20n%C3%A9vralgique
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Les points chauds constituent des secteurs préoccupants (en anglais : «areas of concern»). Voir cette autre fiche dans TERMIUM. 6, record 6, French, - point%20n%C3%A9vralgique
Record 6, Key term(s)
- points chauds
- points névralgiques
- secteurs à forte incidence
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Gestión del medio ambiente
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- punto caliente de biodiversidad
1, record 6, Spanish, punto%20caliente%20de%20biodiversidad
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
- punto caliente 1, record 6, Spanish, punto%20caliente
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Zona [que debe] poseer al menos el 0,5% de especies de plantas vasculares endémicas, y haber perdido al menos el 70% de su [hábitat]. 1, record 6, Spanish, - punto%20caliente%20de%20biodiversidad
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Los puntos calientes de biodiversidad o “hotspots” son zonas del planeta con una cantidad elevada de especies endémicas, únicas de ese lugar, y con un hábitat en proceso de destrucción. [...] El origen del concepto “puntos calientes de biodiversidad” se debe al ambientalista británico Norman Myers, que lo definió en varios artículos científicos durante la última década del siglo XX. Su objetivo era lograr un sistema que sirviera para priorizar y optimizar los esfuerzos de conservación de áreas especialmente sensibles, y salvar así de su desaparición a especies y hábitats únicos. 1, record 6, Spanish, - punto%20caliente%20de%20biodiversidad
Record 6, Key term(s)
- puntos calientes de biodiversidad
- puntos calientes
Record 7 - internal organization data 2005-06-15
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Soil Science
- Ecosystems
- Translation (General)
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- open slope 1, record 7, English, open%20slope
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In summer [mule deer] eat shrubs and broad-leaved plants, while their winter diet is evergreens, saplings and shrubs. They often share winter range on open slopes and aspen forest with bighorn sheep and elk. 1, record 7, English, - open%20slope
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Science du sol
- Écosystèmes
- Traduction (Généralités)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- pente dénudée
1, record 7, French, pente%20d%C3%A9nud%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'été le cerf-mulet mange des arbustes et des plantes à larges feuilles, et des persistants, des arbrisseaux et des arbustes l'hiver. Il partage souvent son aire d’hivernage sur les pentes dénudées et dans les tremblaies avec le mouflon d’Amérique et le wapiti. 1, record 7, French, - pente%20d%C3%A9nud%C3%A9e
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2001-04-20
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Animal Husbandry
- Animal Science
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- velvet antler
1, record 8, English, velvet%20antler
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Elk velvet antler (EVA) has been used in Chinese medicine for nearly 2000 years. Its use in North America has increased rapidly in recent years, and anecdotal evidence suggests it is effective in controlling symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis, particularly pain. 2, record 8, English, - velvet%20antler
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Élevage des animaux
- Zootechnie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- bois de velours
1, record 8, French, bois%20de%20velours
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Connu et utilisé depuis deux millénaires en Orient, le bois de velours, tiré des bois du cerf rouge et de l'élan(wapiti), fait maintenant de plus en plus parler de lui en Occident. Selon la médecine traditionnelle chinoise, le bois de velours nourrit l'énergie des reins, ce qui agit directement sur la croissance, les performances athlétiques, la reproduction, le système squelettique, la circulation sanguine et la concentration mentale, bref sur la santé en général. 2, record 8, French, - bois%20de%20velours
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2000-05-01
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- Wapiti Lake
1, record 9, English, Wapiti%20Lake
correct, see observation, Canada
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A same designation could refer to a geographic or a geologic entity, sometimes with a slight variant in spelling or writing. It is important to distinguish one from the other and write each correctly according to the given context. 2, record 9, English, - Wapiti%20Lake
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Located in the Eastern Cordilleran Geosyncline, Western Canada. 3, record 9, English, - Wapiti%20Lake
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- lac Wapiti
1, record 9, French, lac%20Wapiti
correct, see observation, masculine noun, Canada
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La règle concernant la majuscule au générique d’un nom géologique demeure imprécise. Habituellement, les noms de divisions stratigraphiques portent la majuscule et les entités de moindre importance n’en portent pas. 2, record 9, French, - lac%20Wapiti
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Une même désignation peut se référer à une entité géographique et à une entité géologique, parfois avec une légère variante. Il importe de bien distinguer l’une de l’autre et d’utiliser la graphie correcte selon le contexte. 2, record 9, French, - lac%20Wapiti
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1999-08-17
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- Brazeau Formation
1, record 10, English, Brazeau%20Formation
correct, see observation, Canada
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A same designation could refer to a geographic or a geologic entity, sometimes with a slight variant in spelling or writing. It is important to distinguish one from the other and write each correctly according to the given context. 2, record 10, English, - Brazeau%20Formation
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The marine shales of the Bearpaw Formation of southwestern and central Alberta are not recognized in the central and northern Foothills, and separation of Belly River strata form similar non-marine beds of the younger Edmonton Formation is not possible, the entire succession being included in the Brazeau or Wapiti Formations. 3, record 10, English, - Brazeau%20Formation
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- formation de Brazeau
1, record 10, French, formation%20de%20Brazeau
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Canada
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La règle concernant la majuscule au générique d’un nom géologique demeure imprécise. Habituellement, les noms de divisions stratigraphiques portent la majuscule et les entités de moindre importance n’en portent pas. 2, record 10, French, - formation%20de%20Brazeau
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Une même désignation peut se référer à une entité géographique et à une entité géologique, parfois avec une légère variante. Il importe de bien distinguer l’une de l’autre et d’utiliser la graphie correcte selon le contexte. 2, record 10, French, - formation%20de%20Brazeau
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Les schistes argileux marins de la formation de Bearpaw du sud-ouest et du centre de l'Alberta ne semblent pas présents dans le centre et le nord des Foothills. La séparation des couches de la formation de Belly River, des couches similaires non marines de la formation d’Edmonton plus récente, demeure donc impossible et l'entière succession a été placée dans les formations de Brazeau ou de Wapiti. 3, record 10, French, - formation%20de%20Brazeau
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1997-01-17
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Animal Husbandry
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- specialized livestock 1, record 11, English, specialized%20livestock
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Includes bison, elk, game birds, horses, rabbit, ratites. 1, record 11, English, - specialized%20livestock
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Élevage des animaux
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- élevage non traditionnel
1, record 11, French, %C3%A9levage%20non%20traditionnel
proposal, masculine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
- élevage spécialisé 1, record 11, French, %C3%A9levage%20sp%C3%A9cialis%C3%A9
proposal, masculine noun
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Comprend des espèces comme le bison, le wapiti, le gibier à plumes, le cheval, le lapin, les ratites. 1, record 11, French, - %C3%A9levage%20non%20traditionnel
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 1988-03-23
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Hunting and Sport Fishing
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- cow elk
1, record 12, English, cow%20elk
correct
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Chasse et pêche sportive
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- wapiti femelle
1, record 12, French, wapiti%20femelle
correct, masculine noun
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
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