TERMIUM Plus®
From: Translation Bureau
On social media
Consult the Government of Canada’s terminology data bank.
MANGROVE [8 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-03-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Ecosystems
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- alluvial mangrove forest
1, record 1, English, alluvial%20mangrove%20forest
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- alluvial mangrove 2, record 1, English, alluvial%20mangrove
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Sundarbans are a large archipelago of islands, covered with salt-tolerant alluvial mangrove forests in Eastern India and Bangladesh. They are located on the vast delta of the Bay of Bengal, formed by the confluence of several rivers. 3, record 1, English, - alluvial%20mangrove%20forest
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
alluvial: Composed of or relating to alluvium, or caused by or related to river action. 4, record 1, English, - alluvial%20mangrove%20forest
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Écosystèmes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mangrove alluvionnaire
1, record 1, French, mangrove%20alluvionnaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Formation forestière caractéristique des sols vaseux et inondés des estuaires et des petites baies situés dans les régions tropicales et subtropicales. 2, record 1, French, - mangrove%20alluvionnaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Une mangrove alluvionnaire est constituée d'espèces arborescentes à feuilles coriaces toujours vertes et présentant des formes d'adaptation particulières, par exemple des glandes permettant de rejeter l'excès de sel. 2, record 1, French, - mangrove%20alluvionnaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
alluvionnaire : Relatif aux alluvions ou qui tient de l'alluvion, c'est-à-dire du dépôt détritique qui est charrié par les eaux. 3, record 1, French, - mangrove%20alluvionnaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
mangrove alluvionnaire : désignation et définition publiées au Journal officiel de la République française le 3 octobre 2025. 4, record 1, French, - mangrove%20alluvionnaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2025-12-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Mangrove Cay
1, record 2, English, Mangrove%20Cay
correct, Antilles
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A district of the Bahamas. 2, record 2, English, - Mangrove%20Cay
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
BS-MC: code recognized by ISO. 2, record 2, English, - Mangrove%20Cay
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Mangrove Cay
1, record 2, French, Mangrove%20Cay
correct, Antilles
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
District des Bahamas. 2, record 2, French, - Mangrove%20Cay
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
BS-MC : code reconnu par l'ISO. 2, record 2, French, - Mangrove%20Cay
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Topónimos (fuera de Canadá)
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- Cayo Mangrove
1, record 2, Spanish, Cayo%20Mangrove
correct, Antilles
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Distrito de Bahamas. 2, record 2, Spanish, - Cayo%20Mangrove
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
BS-MC: código reconocido por ISO. 2, record 2, Spanish, - Cayo%20Mangrove
Record 3 - internal organization data 2025-11-28
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Ecosystems
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- colluvial mangrove forest
1, record 3, English, colluvial%20mangrove%20forest
correct, noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- colluvial mangrove 2, record 3, English, colluvial%20mangrove
correct, noun
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the Lesser Antilles (Martinique, Guadeloupe), two types of mangroves are present: alluvial and colluvial mangroves, whether they develop along river shores or in sheltered bays, respectively. 3, record 3, English, - colluvial%20mangrove%20forest
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Écosystèmes
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- mangrove colluvionnaire
1, record 3, French, mangrove%20colluvionnaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Formation forestière caractéristique des sols vaseux et inondés situés dans les régions tropicales et subtropicales, qui est alimentée par des colluvions amenées en bord de mer par ruissellement. 2, record 3, French, - mangrove%20colluvionnaire
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Une mangrove colluvionnaire se développe dans des petites baies peu profondes, souvent situées derrière des barrières coralliennes. 2, record 3, French, - mangrove%20colluvionnaire
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
mangrove colluvionnaire : désignation et définition publiées au Journal officiel de la République française le 3 octobre 2025. 3, record 3, French, - mangrove%20colluvionnaire
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2016-02-15
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
Universal entry(ies) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- mangrove cupped oyster
1, record 4, English, mangrove%20cupped%20oyster
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- mangrove oyster 2, record 4, English, mangrove%20oyster
correct
- Pacific cupped oyster 1, record 4, English, Pacific%20cupped%20oyster
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A mollusc of the family Ostreidae. 3, record 4, English, - mangrove%20cupped%20oyster
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- huître de manglier
1, record 4, French, hu%C3%AEtre%20de%20manglier
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- huître de mangrove 1, record 4, French, hu%C3%AEtre%20de%20mangrove
correct, feminine noun
- huître creuse des Caraïbes 2, record 4, French, hu%C3%AEtre%20creuse%20des%20Cara%C3%AFbes
correct, feminine noun
- huître creuse de palétuvier 3, record 4, French, hu%C3%AEtre%20creuse%20de%20pal%C3%A9tuvier
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Mollusque de la famille des Ostreidae. 4, record 4, French, - hu%C3%AEtre%20de%20manglier
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Moluscos, equinodermos y procordados
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- ostión de mangle
1, record 4, Spanish, osti%C3%B3n%20de%20mangle
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2013-07-30
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Biogeography
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- mangrove swamp
1, record 5, English, mangrove%20swamp
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A brackish-water coastal swamp of tropical and subtropical areas that is [usually] dominated by shrubby halophytes and is partly inundated by tidal flow. 2, record 5, English, - mangrove%20swamp
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Biogéographie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- marais à mangrove
1, record 5, French, marais%20%C3%A0%20mangrove
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- marais de mangrove 2, record 5, French, marais%20de%20mangrove
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Biogeografía
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- manglar
1, record 5, Spanish, manglar
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2004-01-06
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Ecosystems
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- mangrove forest
1, record 6, English, mangrove%20forest
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tropical or subtropical inundation forests growing in the tidal zone along shallow coasts and river courses. 1, record 6, English, - mangrove%20forest
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Écosystèmes
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- mangrove
1, record 6, French, mangrove
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Formation forestière littorale tropicale, à base de palétuviers, qui colonise les dépôts vaseux d'estuaires ou de lagunes. 1, record 6, French, - mangrove
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ecosistemas
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- manglar
1, record 6, Spanish, manglar
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Conjunto de especies de plantas leñosas que se encuentran a lo largo de las costas protegidas tropicales y subtropicales, y que poseen capacidad para funcionar en medios salinos de deposición. 1, record 6, Spanish, - manglar
Record 7 - internal organization data 2003-06-17
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- International Bodies and Committees
- Ecosystems
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- International Society for Mangrove Ecosystems
1, record 7, English, International%20Society%20for%20Mangrove%20Ecosystems
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
- ISME 1, record 7, English, ISME
correct
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Aims: To promote research and surveys and to associate with other scientists and organisations with the purpose of promoting the conservation, rational management, and sustainable utilisation of mangroves; to service an international data-bank on mangrove ecosystems. 1, record 7, English, - International%20Society%20for%20Mangrove%20Ecosystems
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités internationaux
- Écosystèmes
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- Société internationale pour l'étude des écosystèmes de la mangrove
1, record 7, French, Soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20internationale%20pour%20l%27%C3%A9tude%20des%20%C3%A9cosyst%C3%A8mes%20de%20la%20mangrove
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Organismos y comités internacionales
- Ecosistemas
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- Asociación Internacional de Ecosistemas de Manglares
1, record 7, Spanish, Asociaci%C3%B3n%20Internacional%20de%20Ecosistemas%20de%20Manglares
feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
- ISME 1, record 7, Spanish, ISME
feminine noun
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1999-10-26
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Soils (Agriculture)
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- tidal land reclamation 1, record 8, English, tidal%20land%20reclamation
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2, record 8, English, - tidal%20land%20reclamation
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Sols (Agriculture)
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- mise en valeur des zones de balancement des marées
1, record 8, French, mise%20en%20valeur%20des%20zones%20de%20balancement%20des%20mar%C3%A9es
feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- mise en valeur des zones de mangrove 1, record 8, French, mise%20en%20valeur%20des%20zones%20de%20mangrove
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture. 2, record 8, French, - mise%20en%20valeur%20des%20zones%20de%20balancement%20des%20mar%C3%A9es
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Suelos (Agricultura)
Record 8, Main entry term, Spanish
- saneamiento de marismas
1, record 8, Spanish, saneamiento%20de%20marismas
masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 8, Synonyms, Spanish
- bonificación de marismas 1, record 8, Spanish, bonificaci%C3%B3n%20de%20marismas
feminine noun
- rescate de marismas 1, record 8, Spanish, rescate%20de%20marismas
masculine noun
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura y la Alimentación. 2, record 8, Spanish, - saneamiento%20de%20marismas
Copyright notice for the TERMIUM Plus® data bank
© Public Services and Procurement Canada, 2026
TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank
A product of the Translation Bureau
Features
GCtranslate (available on the Government of Canada network only)
Use this artificial intelligence prototype to translate Government of Canada content up to and including Protected B. Available to employees of selected departments and agencies only.
Writing tools
The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.
Glossaries and vocabularies
Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.
- Date Modified: