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NYCTIMENE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-05-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Farm Animals
- Mammals
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tube-nosed bat 1, record 1, English, tube%2Dnosed%20bat
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Animaux de ferme
- Mammifères
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- nyctimène
1, record 1, French, nyctim%C3%A8ne
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-02-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mammals
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- tube-nosed fruit bat
1, record 2, English, tube%2Dnosed%20fruit%20bat
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A bat of the family Pteropodidae. 2, record 2, English, - tube%2Dnosed%20fruit%20bat
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mammifères
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- nyctimène
1, record 2, French, nyctim%C3%A8ne
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le genre Nyctimene [se] reconnaît à ses prémaxillaires formant en avant une symphyse haute, à ses canines proclives et à ses molaires sans tubercules distincts [...] Les narines sont nettement tubulaires et la queue bien développée. Une ligne sombre dorsale; des taches jaunâtres sur les ailes. Des Célèbes à l'Australie du Nord et à l'archipel Bismarck. 2, record 2, French, - nyctim%C3%A8ne
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Chauve-souris de la famille des Pteropodidae. 3, record 2, French, - nyctim%C3%A8ne
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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