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ANIMAL CARNIVORE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-12-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Animal Behaviour
- Mammals
- Animal Biology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- carnivore
1, record 1, English, carnivore
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- carnivorous animal 2, record 1, English, carnivorous%20animal
correct
- flesh-eating animal 3, record 1, English, flesh%2Deating%20animal
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A member] of the [order] Carnivora. 2, record 1, English, - carnivore
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Carnivora: A large order of flesh-eating Mammalia, including among others the feline, canine, and ursine families. 2, record 1, English, - carnivore
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
carnivore: plural: "carnivores." 4, record 1, English, - carnivore
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Comportement animal
- Mammifères
- Biologie animale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- carnivore
1, record 1, French, carnivore
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- animal carnivore 1, record 1, French, animal%20carnivore
correct, masculine noun
- carnassier 1, record 1, French, carnassier
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- animal carnassier 2, record 1, French, animal%20carnassier
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Membre de l'ordre des carnivores. 3, record 1, French, - carnivore
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
carnivores : Ordre de mammifères placentaires, aussi appelés carnassiers, à griffes, dont les dents (crocs, molaires tranchantes) et le système digestif permettent une alimentation à base de chair crue. 2, record 1, French, - carnivore
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Les carnivores sont digitigrades ou plantigrades. 2, record 1, French, - carnivore
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Certains auteurs établissent une distinction entre les animaux carnivores et les animaux carnassiers, définissant les premiers comme des animaux qui se nourrissent plus ou moins régulièrement de chair, et les seconds comme des animaux qui se nourrissent de chair crue, de viande crue, de proies animales vivantes. Dans le langage courant ces deux termes sont considérés comme des synonymes. Il est à noter qu'au figuré «carnivore» s'emploie familièrement pour désigner une personne qui aime beaucoup la viande (saignante), alors que «carnassier» s'emploie de manière péjorative pour désigner une personne cruelle et avide. 3, record 1, French, - carnivore
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Comportamiento animal
- Mamíferos
- Biología animal
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- carnívoro
1, record 1, Spanish, carn%C3%ADvoro
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Miembro del orden Carnivora, mamífero placentado, depredador, con dentición robusta. 1, record 1, Spanish, - carn%C3%ADvoro
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