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Terme préférentiel

Seals, Earless  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Définition

  • The family Phocidae, suborder PINNIPEDIA, order CARNIVORA, comprising the true seals. They lack external ears and are unable to use their hind flippers to walk. It includes over 18 species including the harp seal, probably the best known seal species in the world. The best known species of earless seals, inhabiting the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans. Harp seals get their name from a horse-shaped band of black fur on the back of the male adults. They were previously considered part of the genus Phoca.

Concept générique

Concepts spécifiques

Synonyme(s)

  • Phocidae
  • Seals, True
  • txid39089
  • txid9709
  • txid9711
  • txid9714

Traductions

  • français

  • Phocidae
  • Phocidés
  • Phoques vrais
  • txid39089
  • txid9709
  • txid9711
  • txid9714

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-X20TMTHD-8

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RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Date de création 07/07/2004, dernière modification le 13/08/2020