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PISTOLET INJECTION [2 records]

Record 1 2011-09-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plumbing Tools and Equipment
OBS

jet gun: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareillage et outils de plomberie
OBS

pistolet à injection : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 2 2005-11-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Research Equipment
  • Veterinary Equipment
CONT

Projectile syringe. Fired from a cross-bow, gun or blowpipe, this instrument is useful for immobilising and/or anaesthetizing wild animals. The use of dart guns is, in the UK, restricted under section 5 of the Firearms Act 1968.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel et équipement (Recherche scientifique)
  • Équipement vétérinaire
OBS

Noter que cette arme peut prendre la forme d'un pistolet ou d'une carabine.

OBS

carabine à injection : carabine qui lance à 40 m de portée utile des projectiles composés d'une seringue contenant un médicament. L'intérêt de la méthode est surtout d'administrer commodément et de loin un tranquillisant à un animal indocile ou dangereux.

Key term(s)
  • pistolet à injection
  • carabine à injection

Spanish

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