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Record 1 2005-04-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
  • Horse Husbandry
CONT

A grey coat with mainly dark hairs.

Key term(s)
  • dark gray
  • sad gray
  • powdered gray

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
  • Élevage des chevaux
DEF

Robe grise à forte dominance des poils foncés.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
  • Cría de ganado caballar
Key term(s)
  • tordo oscuro
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Record 2 1980-06-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Science
OBS

A great group of soils in the Chernozemic order. The soils occur in the cool to cold, subhumid grassland-forest transitional regions, and have a dark gray partially eluviated surface (Ahe or Ap) horizon and a brownish B (Bm, Btj, or Bt) horizon, which may be absent, over a highly base saturated, usually calcareous C horizon.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Science du sol
OBS

Grand groupe de sols de l'ordre chernozémique. On les rencontre dans les régions de transition prairie-forêt au climat subhumide, frais ou froid, ils sont formés d'un horizon de surface (Ahe ou Ap) partiellement éluvié, gris foncé, et d'un horizon B (Bm, Btj ou Bt) brunâtre (ce dernier peut être absent), et d'un horizon C, généralement calcaire, fortement saturé en bases.

Spanish

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Record 3 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inks and Colour Reproduction (Graphic Arts)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Encres et couleurs (Industrie graphique)

Spanish

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