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19.List of animal names
"Many animals, particularly domesticated, have been given specific names for males, females, young, and groups."
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_animal_names
"Many animals, particularly domesticated, have been given specific names for males, females, young, and groups."
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_animal_names
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21.The Ornithologist´s dictionary (Book)
Paperback, Pages: 290, Publication date: November 2007
By Johannes Erritzoe, Kaj Kampp, Kevin Winker, Clifford B. Frith
Published by Lynx Edicions, Spain
You can find the book here (library and book trade catalogs, electronic texts) http://www.ubka.uni-karlsruhe.de/kvk_en.html or at the Lynx website http://www.lynxeds.com/product/ornithol ... dictionary
Paperback, Pages: 290, Publication date: November 2007
By Johannes Erritzoe, Kaj Kampp, Kevin Winker, Clifford B. Frith
Published by Lynx Edicions, Spain
You can find the book here (library and book trade catalogs, electronic texts) http://www.ubka.uni-karlsruhe.de/kvk_en.html or at the Lynx website http://www.lynxeds.com/product/ornithol ... dictionary
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22.The Wordsmithery
A useful link collection
Dictionaries:
Wordnik, OneLook, Dictionary, Thesaurus, Wiktionary, Cambridge Online, ODO, Free Dictionary, Online Etymology
Corpuses & Other References:
COCA, BNC, CCE, EL&U, Wikipedia, Forvo, Purdue OWL, Ngrams, Phrase Finder
http://www.dessertsbyannk.com/ws/The_Wordsmithery.html
A useful link collection
Dictionaries:
Wordnik, OneLook, Dictionary, Thesaurus, Wiktionary, Cambridge Online, ODO, Free Dictionary, Online Etymology
Corpuses & Other References:
COCA, BNC, CCE, EL&U, Wikipedia, Forvo, Purdue OWL, Ngrams, Phrase Finder
http://www.dessertsbyannk.com/ws/The_Wordsmithery.html
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24.Estonian Island Types
Source: Nils Niitra, Estonian News/Roland Müür, Environmental Board http://news.postimees.ee/3305067/estoni ... nds-in-sea
More about the islands: Maakillud meres (Shards of land in the sea) by Tiit Leito. Varrak 2015 http://www.varrak.ee/product/18525/
- Rahu – tiny, barely above water level. No flora or really scarce
- Kare – one with a bit of grass. A bush or two
- Säär – long and narrow, barely above water level
- Pank – the rocky islets around Vilsandi
- Laid (islet) – plant life formed, one village max
Source: Nils Niitra, Estonian News/Roland Müür, Environmental Board http://news.postimees.ee/3305067/estoni ... nds-in-sea
More about the islands: Maakillud meres (Shards of land in the sea) by Tiit Leito. Varrak 2015 http://www.varrak.ee/product/18525/
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25.Wolf Glossary
This glossary includes terms you will encounter in your reading about wolves and wild lands.
Source: International Wolf Center http://www.wolf.org/wolf-info/basic-wol ... /glossary/
This glossary includes terms you will encounter in your reading about wolves and wild lands.
Source: International Wolf Center http://www.wolf.org/wolf-info/basic-wol ... /glossary/
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26.Glossary of Wolf Words
Scroll down the list, PDF available on page two. Look for activity suggestions in the text boxes!
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service https://search.usa.gov/search?affiliate ... t=firstgov
Scroll down the list, PDF available on page two. Look for activity suggestions in the text boxes!
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service https://search.usa.gov/search?affiliate ... t=firstgov
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27.Elsevier's Dictionary of Nature and Hunting (Book)
Elsevier's Dictionary of Nature and Hunting" contains terms covering the following fields and subfields:
• A. Plants and Ecosystems: Species, Cenoses
• B. Animals: Species
• C. Domestic Animals: General, Dogs, Horses, Cattle and Poultry
• D. Hunting and Fishing: Game Names, Arms, Trapping, Methods.
It includes 5,594 terms, both scientific and common, in English, French, German and Russian and in Latin (for the generally accepted biological terms for European and North Asian plants and animals). Read more: https://www.elsevier.com/books/elsevier ... 44-50420-3
See also: KVK - Karlsruhe Virtual Catalog (library and book trade catalogs, electronic texts) http://www.ubka.uni-karlsruhe.de/kvk_en.html
Elsevier's Dictionary of Nature and Hunting" contains terms covering the following fields and subfields:
• A. Plants and Ecosystems: Species, Cenoses
• B. Animals: Species
• C. Domestic Animals: General, Dogs, Horses, Cattle and Poultry
• D. Hunting and Fishing: Game Names, Arms, Trapping, Methods.
It includes 5,594 terms, both scientific and common, in English, French, German and Russian and in Latin (for the generally accepted biological terms for European and North Asian plants and animals). Read more: https://www.elsevier.com/books/elsevier ... 44-50420-3
See also: KVK - Karlsruhe Virtual Catalog (library and book trade catalogs, electronic texts) http://www.ubka.uni-karlsruhe.de/kvk_en.html
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28.Glossary of hunting Terms
Hunting terms, language and signals. By Old Surrey Burstow & West Kent Hunt http://www.osbwk.co.uk/glossary%20of%20terms.htm
Hunting terms, language and signals. By Old Surrey Burstow & West Kent Hunt http://www.osbwk.co.uk/glossary%20of%20terms.htm
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30.Introduction to Archaeology: Glossary
Archaeological Institute of America https://www.archaeological.org/education/glossary
Archaeological Institute of America https://www.archaeological.org/education/glossary
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31.An English-Spanish Glossary of Terminology used in Forestry, Range, Wildlife, Fishery, Soils and Botany
“The English-Spanish/Spanish-English equivalent translations of scientific and management terms (jargon) commonly used in the field of natural resource management are presented. The glossary is useful in improving communications and fostering understanding between Spanish- and English-speaking persons.”
United States Department of Agriculture/Rocky Mountain Research Station. PDF available via Google
“The English-Spanish/Spanish-English equivalent translations of scientific and management terms (jargon) commonly used in the field of natural resource management are presented. The glossary is useful in improving communications and fostering understanding between Spanish- and English-speaking persons.”
United States Department of Agriculture/Rocky Mountain Research Station. PDF available via Google
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32.A Glossary of Ecological Terms
“The glossary that follows assumes a definition of ecology--the study of interactions between organisms and their environment--much wider than what fits under the field's habitual statistical persona. Ecofeminism and ecopsychology are mentioned, for example, as are terms from organic gardening and permaculture.”
Coagulated by Craig Chalquist, PhD, author of Terrapsychology: Reengaging the Soul of Place (Spring Journal Books, 2007) and department chair of East-West Psychology at CIIS http://www.terrapsych.com/ecology.html
“The glossary that follows assumes a definition of ecology--the study of interactions between organisms and their environment--much wider than what fits under the field's habitual statistical persona. Ecofeminism and ecopsychology are mentioned, for example, as are terms from organic gardening and permaculture.”
Coagulated by Craig Chalquist, PhD, author of Terrapsychology: Reengaging the Soul of Place (Spring Journal Books, 2007) and department chair of East-West Psychology at CIIS http://www.terrapsych.com/ecology.html
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33.A Glossary of Marine Nature Conservation and Fisheries
Stephen J Lockwood (Editor). Joint Nature Conservation Committee/UK Government
http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/default.aspx?p ... 0Fisheries
Stephen J Lockwood (Editor). Joint Nature Conservation Committee/UK Government
http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/default.aspx?p ... 0Fisheries
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34.Glossary of Wildlife Management Terms and Definitions
The “online Glossary of Wildlife Management Terms and Definitions was initiated by the Collaborative Partnership on Sustainable Wildlife Management (CPW) and compiled by the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) together with the CPW members in order to raise awareness of the diverse usage and meanings of technical terms related to wildlife management and conservation.
The Glossary of Wildlife Management Terms and Definitions is a work-in-progress. Currently, the Glossary is comprised of about 250 terms and definitions in English, with equivalents presented in French, Spanish, and German.”
PDF available here, International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) http://www.iufro.org/science/special/si ... -glossary/
The “online Glossary of Wildlife Management Terms and Definitions was initiated by the Collaborative Partnership on Sustainable Wildlife Management (CPW) and compiled by the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) together with the CPW members in order to raise awareness of the diverse usage and meanings of technical terms related to wildlife management and conservation.
The Glossary of Wildlife Management Terms and Definitions is a work-in-progress. Currently, the Glossary is comprised of about 250 terms and definitions in English, with equivalents presented in French, Spanish, and German.”
PDF available here, International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) http://www.iufro.org/science/special/si ... -glossary/
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35.Feather terms. Glossary and Illustrations
Basic terms that describe parts of a feather are illustrated and defined in the glossary. Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service/Forensics Laboratory https://www.fws.gov/lab/featheratlas/glossary.php
Basic terms that describe parts of a feather are illustrated and defined in the glossary. Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service/Forensics Laboratory https://www.fws.gov/lab/featheratlas/glossary.php
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36.Endangered Species Glossary of Terms
“Adapted from the Endangered Species Act, 1996 HCP Handbook, 1998 Consultation Handbook, USFWS web page, and NCTC Course materials.” Georgia Ecological Services Field Offices/U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service https://www.fws.gov/athens/endangered/es_glossary.html
“Adapted from the Endangered Species Act, 1996 HCP Handbook, 1998 Consultation Handbook, USFWS web page, and NCTC Course materials.” Georgia Ecological Services Field Offices/U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service https://www.fws.gov/athens/endangered/es_glossary.html
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37.Falconry Glossary
In English and Russian http://www.themodernapprentice.com/glossary.htm
Source: The Modern Apprentice
In English and Russian http://www.themodernapprentice.com/glossary.htm
Source: The Modern Apprentice
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38.Glossaries of geological terms
- “This glossary of geologic terms is based on the glossary in Earth: An Introduction to Geologic Change, by S. Judson and S.M. Richardson (Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Prentice Hall, 1995).”
Iowa State University http://www.ge-at.iastate.edu/glossary-o ... gic-terms/ - Newfoundland Labrador Canada/Department of Natural Resources http://www.nr.gov.nl.ca/nr/mines/outrea ... terms.html
- “Most of the current and former names of rock formations, periods of geological time and other features which occur in books, leaflets and other sources are listed here.”
(In English and Welsh) Fforest Fawr UNESCO Global Geopark http://www.fforestfawrgeopark.org.uk/un ... cal-terms/ - General Dictionary of Geology. Alva Kurniawan, Jasmine A. P., John Mc. Kenzie (60 pages) © 2009 by Environmental Geographic Student Association
PDF available at Alva Kurniawan´s website Hydrogeology World https://alvathea.wordpress.com/handbooks/