unken position

Romanian translation: reflexul/poziţia unken

00:54 Jul 18, 2006
English to Romanian translations [PRO]
Science - Zoology / amphibians
English term or phrase: unken position
Este o poziţie defensivă în care amfibianul se contorsionează, bending its tail backwards. Explicaţie mai bună aici http://www.caudata.org/cc/articles/toxin2.shtml : “When some newts are stressed, they adopt the ‘unken position’: an arched body, head tipped downward with closed eyes, and a tail wrapped or moving along the side of the body.” Am găsit în nişte site-uri spaniole ceva despre “unken reflex” şi “unken spasm”. Să-i spun poziţia unken? Postura unken? Spasmul sau reflexul unken?
Ioana Costache
Romania
Romanian translation:reflexul/poziţia unken
Explanation:
Pe filieră germană :D

Their bellies are mostly yellow; they roll over and arch their back to expose their underside to would-be predators to show that they're poisonous. This is known as the 'Unken reflex' after the German name for Bombina. If you get Bombina skin secretions in your mouth or up your nose you can get 'Unkenschnupfen': an uncontrallable sneezing fit.

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Note added at 49 minute (2006-07-18 01:43:48 GMT)
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Valentin Alupoaie
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Local time: 09:14
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reflexul/poziţia unken


Explanation:
Pe filieră germană :D

Their bellies are mostly yellow; they roll over and arch their back to expose their underside to would-be predators to show that they're poisonous. This is known as the 'Unken reflex' after the German name for Bombina. If you get Bombina skin secretions in your mouth or up your nose you can get 'Unkenschnupfen': an uncontrallable sneezing fit.

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Note added at 49 minute (2006-07-18 01:43:48 GMT)
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Am vrut să pun cu majusculă, scuze.


    Reference: http://www.zoology.ubc.ca/~vines/projects/bombina
Valentin Alupoaie
Romania
Local time: 09:14
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bogdan Burghelea
3 hrs
  -> Mulţumesc.

agree  lucca: !
6 hrs
  -> Mulţumesc.

disagree  panbanisha (X): daca e la vreun documentar, pentru publicul larg, mai bine explici termenul. Nu mi-ar face placere sa vad Unken la Animal Planet, pentru nemti o fi mai usor ca e cuvant de-al lor
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pozitie contorsionata


Explanation:
pentru a fi mai clar, daca e text stiintific poate ramane Unken.
daca e la un documentar sau articol pentru public, pozitie contorsionata, cu coada indoita

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