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QUILLS [2 records]

Record 1 2000-09-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds
DEF

Large flight feathers present on the wings. In general, there are three kinds: the primaries, which are attached to the hand bones, the secondaries, which are attached to the forearm, and the tertiaries, which are attached to the humerus.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oiseaux
DEF

Grandes plumes servant au vol, présentes sur les ailes. En général, il y a trois sortes de rémiges : les primaires, qui sont attachées aux os de la main, les secondaires, qui s'insèrent sur l'avant-bras et les tertiaires qui sont attachés à l'humérus.

Spanish

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Record 2 1993-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Library Science (General)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Bibliothéconomie (Généralités)
OBS

automated inter-library package

OBS

Source : bibliothécaire d'Environnement Canada

Spanish

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