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ODOBENUS ROSMARUS [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-01-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mammals
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Atlantic walrus
1, record 1, English, Atlantic%20walrus
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A mammal of the family Odobenidae and a subspecies of the walrus (Odobenus rosmarus). 2, record 1, English, - Atlantic%20walrus
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Atlantic walrus is found in the eastern Arctic from the Labrador coast and Hudson Bay to Kane Basin, and westward to Barrow Strait. 1, record 1, English, - Atlantic%20walrus
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mammifères
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- morse de l’Atlantique
1, record 1, French, morse%20de%20l%26rsquo%3BAtlantique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mammifère de la famille des Odobenidae. Il s'agit d'une sous-espèce du morse (Odobenus rosmarus). 2, record 1, French, - morse%20de%20l%26rsquo%3BAtlantique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le morse de l'Atlantique fréquente [...] l'est de l'Arctique depuis la côte du Labrador et la baie d'Hudson jusqu'au bassin Kane et, en direction ouest, jusqu'au détroit de Barrow. 1, record 1, French, - morse%20de%20l%26rsquo%3BAtlantique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-01-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mammals
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Pacific walrus
1, record 2, English, Pacific%20walrus
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A mammal of the family Odobenidae and a subspecies of the walrus (Odobenus rosmarus). 2, record 2, English, - Pacific%20walrus
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Pacific walrus is larger than the Atlantic form and has longer, slenderer, more divergent tusks. It occurs only occasionally along the coast of the Beaufort Sea east to Bank Island. 1, record 2, English, - Pacific%20walrus
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mammifères
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- morse du Pacifique
1, record 2, French, morse%20du%20Pacifique
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mammifère de la famille des Odobenidae. Il s'agit d'une sous-espèce du morse (Odobenus rosmarus). 2, record 2, French, - morse%20du%20Pacifique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le morse du Pacifique est plus grand que celui de l'Atlantique et a les défenses plus longues, plus effilées et plus écartées. Il se rencontre par intermittence le long des côtes de la mer de Beaufort, à l'est de l'île de Banks. 1, record 2, French, - morse%20du%20Pacifique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-11-29
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Mammals
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- walrus
1, record 3, English, walrus
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- Odobenus rosmarus 2, record 3, English, Odobenus%20rosmarus
Latin
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A mammal of the family Odobenidae. 3, record 3, English, - walrus
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Mammifères
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- morse
1, record 3, French, morse
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- Odobenus rosmarus 2, record 3, French, Odobenus%20rosmarus
Latin
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Mammifère de la famille des Odobenidae, de l'ordre des pinnipèdes, et qui vit en Amérique du Nord. 3, record 3, French, - morse
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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