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TORUS TARSIEN [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-09-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Horse Husbandry
- Animal Anatomy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- chestnut
1, record 1, English, chestnut
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- night eye 2, record 1, English, night%20eye
correct
- castor 3, record 1, English, castor
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Horny, irregular growths found on the inside of the legs. 4, record 1, English, - chestnut
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On the forelegs, they are just above the knees. On the hind legs, they are just below the hocks. No two horses have been found to have the same chestnuts and so they may be used for identification. Also called "night eyes." 4, record 1, English, - chestnut
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Another organ in process of disappearance is that piece of horn inside the fore-arm, where it is termed the chestnut, and that inside the hock, where it is termed the castor; it corresponds to the finger-nail of the thumb of our hand, and of the foot of the five-toed ancestor of the horse. 5, record 1, English, - chestnut
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Élevage des chevaux
- Anatomie animale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- châtaigne
1, record 1, French, ch%C3%A2taigne
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- torus carpien 2, record 1, French, torus%20carpien
correct, masculine noun
- torus tarsien 2, record 1, French, torus%20tarsien
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Petite plaque de corne située, chez le cheval, à la partie inférieure et interne de l'avant-bras et, sur les membres postérieurs, à la partie supérieure et interne du canon. 3, record 1, French, - ch%C3%A2taigne
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la châtaigne [...] serait un vestige de doigt atrophié. 4, record 1, French, - ch%C3%A2taigne
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cría de ganado caballar
- Anatomía animal
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- espejuelo
1, record 1, Spanish, espejuelo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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