Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Apr 12, 2007 15:46
17 yrs ago
French term
boulettes
French to English
Other
Zoology
birds - educational material for elementary/primary school
Les oiseaux de proie se nourrissent d'autres oiseaux! Le squelette des oiseaux est très particulier. Les os sont très légers et le crâne est facile à reconnaître car le bec ne contient pas de dents. Souvent aussi les os trouvés dans les boulettes sont plus volumineux.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +15 | pellets |
Francis MARC
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| 5 +2 | pellets |
liz green (X)
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| 3 -1 | droppings |
writeaway
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| 3 -1 | rejection ball |
Mary-Ann Marque
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Proposed translations
+15
8 mins
Selected
pellets
Termium:
Domaine(s)
– Birds
Domaine(s)
– Oiseaux
pellet Source
boulette Source FÉM
OBS – Indigestible remains of prey
regurgitated by owls. Sou
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Note added at 9 mins (2007-04-12 15:55:18 GMT)
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Owl Pellets - Niles Biological, Inc. - Owl Pellets and Biological ...- [ Traduire cette page ]The contents of a bird's pellet depend on its diet, but can include the ... The bones and hair that are not digested and utilized by the owl are later ...
www.nilesbio.com/cat452.html - 17k -
Domaine(s)
– Birds
Domaine(s)
– Oiseaux
pellet Source
boulette Source FÉM
OBS – Indigestible remains of prey
regurgitated by owls. Sou
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Note added at 9 mins (2007-04-12 15:55:18 GMT)
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Owl Pellets - Niles Biological, Inc. - Owl Pellets and Biological ...- [ Traduire cette page ]The contents of a bird's pellet depend on its diet, but can include the ... The bones and hair that are not digested and utilized by the owl are later ...
www.nilesbio.com/cat452.html - 17k -
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Mary-Ann Marque
4 mins
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| agree |
Helen Genevier
: http://www.kidwings.com/owlpellets/# dissection of pellets from birds of prey
6 mins
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| agree |
Cetacea
7 mins
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| agree |
John Speese
: Pellets is what I've always heard in this context.
21 mins
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| agree |
Nathalie Elson
: Boulette or pelote in french
25 mins
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| agree |
writeaway
28 mins
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| agree |
Evi Prokopi (X)
39 mins
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| agree |
Melzie
47 mins
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| agree |
Tony M
47 mins
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| agree |
Gayle Wallimann
1 hr
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| agree |
Vicky Papaprodromou
3 hrs
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| agree |
Germaine07
4 hrs
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| agree |
Lidija Lazic
7 hrs
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| agree |
Nottsalex (X)
11 hrs
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| agree |
Rachel Fell
1 day 18 hrs
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Comment: "Thank you."
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8 mins
droppings
found in the droppings. it can mean pellets but droppings are used more for birds. I think.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
RHELLER
: also my understanding
1 min
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| disagree |
Mary-Ann Marque
: droppings doesn't apply to what birds vomit
5 mins
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did someone say this was vomitted ?/and I've even seen them vomit it-I watch Animaux channel all the time.......
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| disagree |
Cetacea
: droppings come out the other end.. //"boulettes" are indeed vomited, see e.g. http://www.oiseau.info/appareil.digestif.aliments.html
6 mins
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well, that was the end I was thinking of./found it: http://www.vinsweb.org/raptor-center/pellet-info.html
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-1
11 mins
Mary-Ann Marque
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rejection ball
voilà
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
writeaway
: right end, right idea, wrong word. not used in English. pellets or castings http://www.vinsweb.org/raptor-center/pellet-info.html
9 mins
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| disagree |
Cetacea
: Where does this term come from? Not from an ornithological source, I bet.
10 mins
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+2
13 mins
pellets
pellets are smallish balls regurgitated by birds of prey such as owls as a way of getting rid of indigestible animal parts (fur and bones mostly). Definitely not droppings - they come out the other end!!!
Discussion
http://www.wbu.com/chipperwoods/photos/owls.htm