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Preferred term

Raptors  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • BIRDS that hunt and kill other animals, especially higher vertebrates, for food. They include the FALCONIFORMES order, or diurnal birds of prey, comprised of EAGLES, falcons, HAWKS, and others, as well as the STRIGIFORMES order, or nocturnal birds of prey, which includes OWLS.

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Entry terms

  • Bird of Prey
  • Birds of Prey

In other languages

  • French

  • Oiseau rapace
  • Oiseaux de proie

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-PKJZFFBJ-N

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