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FOUISSEUR [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-08-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Animal Behaviour
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fossorial
1, record 1, English, fossorial
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- fossorious 1, record 1, English, fossorious
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
adapted to digging. 1, record 1, English, - fossorial
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
a fossorial foot; a fossorial mammal. 1, record 1, English, - fossorial
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
opposed to cursorial. 1, record 1, English, - fossorial
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Comportement animal
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fouisseur
1, record 1, French, fouisseur
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
(...) qui est propre à fouir. 1, record 1, French, - fouisseur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pattes fouisseuses, pattes de certains animaux (taupes, édentés, etc.) conformées pour fouiller la terre. 1, record 1, French, - fouisseur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1997-01-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Animal Behaviour
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- burrowing
1, record 2, English, burrowing
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- fossorial 2, record 2, English, fossorial
correct, adjective
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
burrow [verb]: of an animal: to progress through the earth by means of digging movements. 3, record 2, English, - burrowing
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Castings are indigestible remnants of meals swallowed by burrowing invertebrates. 4, record 2, English, - burrowing
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Burrowing bug. 5, record 2, English, - burrowing
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Burrowing organism. 6, record 2, English, - burrowing
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Comportement animal
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fouisseur
1, record 2, French, fouisseur
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit des mammifères ou des insectes qui creusent le sol avec une grande facilité. 2, record 2, French, - fouisseur
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Qualifie un organisme marin qui vit et se déplace dans le sédiment soit pour s'y protéger, soit pour y trouver sa nourriture; ex. la langoustine, le lançon, le couteau. 3, record 2, French, - fouisseur
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Par la formation de trous et l'érection de monticules, les organismes fouisseurs semblent avoir une action dans le déplacement des nodules et leur basculement. 3, record 2, French, - fouisseur
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Comportamiento animal
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- excavador
1, record 2, Spanish, excavador
adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1991-10-15
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Animal Behaviour
- Mammals
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- burrower
1, record 3, English, burrower
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An animal that makes a hole underground and lives in it. 1, record 3, English, - burrower
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Comportement animal
- Mammifères
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- fouisseur
1, record 3, French, fouisseur
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- animal fouisseur 2, record 3, French, animal%20fouisseur
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Animal qui creuse la terre, comme la taupe, la courtilière, etc. 1, record 3, French, - fouisseur
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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