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LYCAON [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-10-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mammals
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- timber wolf
1, record 1, English, timber%20wolf
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Canis upus lycaon ... inhabited all of south-eastern Canada. It has been exterminated in southern Quebec south of the St Lawrence River and in New-Brunswick about 1880 ... 2, record 1, English, - timber%20wolf
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mammifères
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- loup ordinaire de l’est
1, record 1, French, loup%20ordinaire%20de%20l%26rsquo%3Best
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sous-espèce du loup (Canis lupus) vivant dans l'est de l'Amérique du Nord. 1, record 1, French, - loup%20ordinaire%20de%20l%26rsquo%3Best
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-03-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mammals
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- african wild dog
1, record 2, English, african%20wild%20dog
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- african hunting dog 1, record 2, English, african%20hunting%20dog
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A powerful doglike mammal brightly marked in black, white and reddish yellow formerly abundant in southern and eastern Africa where it hunted in large packs but now becoming rare in settled area. 1, record 2, English, - african%20wild%20dog
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A mammal of the family Canidae. 2, record 2, English, - african%20wild%20dog
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mammifères
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- lycaon
1, record 2, French, lycaon
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- loup peint 1, record 2, French, loup%20peint
correct, masculine noun
- cynhyène 1, record 2, French, cynhy%C3%A8ne
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le lycaon est une espèce de chien sauvage des plaines d'Afrique. On le reconnaît à ses grandes oreilles rondes et à sa fourrure tachetée de noir, de jaune et de blanc. 2, record 2, French, - lycaon
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Mammifère d'Afrique, de la famille des Canidae. 3, record 2, French, - lycaon
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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