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French translation: cloaque


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English term or phrase:vent
French translation:cloaque
Entered by: Johanne Bouthillier
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14:53 Jul 3, 2011
English to French translations [PRO]
Science - Zoology
English term or phrase: vent
Contexte :

Young birds have yellowish brown underparts, broad yellowish eye stripes, brownish bibs and yellowish vents

Merci !
Laurent Cattin
Local time: 17:29
cloaque
Explanation:
Chez les oiseaux, orifice dans lequel débouchent les voies urinaires et génitales ainsi que l'anus.
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Johanne Bouthillier
Local time: 11:29
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merci Johanne
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Johanne Bouthillier
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vent
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
cloaque


Explanation:
Chez les oiseaux, orifice dans lequel débouchent les voies urinaires et génitales ainsi que l'anus.


    Reference: http://www.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2alpha/alpha-eng.html?lang=e...
Johanne Bouthillier
Local time: 11:29
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 8
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merci Johanne

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agree  FX Fraipont
7 mins
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agree  MehdiCaps: "In birds the cloaca is also referred to as the vent": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloaca
9 mins
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agree  piazza d
5 hrs
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22 mins peer agreement (net): +1
Reference: vent

Reference information:
Birds

In birds the cloaca is also referred to as the vent, and among falconers the word vent is also a verb meaning "to defecate". Excretory systems with analogous purpose in certain invertebrates are also sometimes referred to as "cloacae".

Birds also reproduce with this organ; this is known as a cloacal kiss. Birds that mate using this method touch their cloacae together, in some species for only a few seconds, sufficient time for sperm to be transferred from the male to the female.[1] The reproductive system must be re-engorged prior to the mating season of each species. Such regeneration usually takes about a month. Birds generally produce one batch of eggs per year, but they will produce another if the first is taken away. For some birds, such as some species of swans and ducks, the males do not use the cloaca for reproduction but have a phallus.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloaca

FX Fraipont
Belgium
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 44

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agree  MehdiCaps: Comme dirait l'oncle de la publicité : "Bon appétit, les amis !"
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Jul 8, 2011 - Changes made by Johanne Bouthillier:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term


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