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CANIS FAMILIARIS DINGO [2 records]

Record 1 2016-02-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mammals
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

Wild dog. Any of various undomesticated mammals of the family Canidae (as the dingo, the African hunting dog, or the dhole) that are felt to resemble the domestic dog esp. as distinguished from jackals or wolves.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mammifères
Entrée(s) universelle(s)

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mammals
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

A wolflike, wild dog of Australia, having a reddish or yellowish-brown coat.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mammifères
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Chien sauvage d'Australie. Famille des canidés. Le dingo est un chien jaune, seul représentant (avec des chauves-souris et des rats) des mammifères placentaires d'Australie à l'arrivée des Européens. Il est très proche des chiens parias d'Asie du Sud-Est.

Spanish

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