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Record 1 2017-12-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dog and Cat Breeding
  • Animal Reproduction
CONT

The birth, often known as kittening, should correctly be called kindling, and the kittens are known as a kindle of kittens, or a litter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des chiens et chats
  • Reproduction des animaux
DEF

Ensemble des phénomènes mécaniques et physiologiques qui aboutissent à l'expulsion d'un ou de plusieurs fœtus et des annexes embryonnaires hors des voies génitales femelles à l'époque du terme de la gestation.

OBS

Ces substantifs français sont plus généraux que les termes anglais puisqu'en français on peut employer les termes «mise bas», «parturition», «part» et «accouchement» en parlant de plusieurs espèces. Par contre, le verbe «chatonner» existe en français. (v. PEROB (Petit Robert), 1983, p. 294).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cría de perros y gatos
  • Reproducción de animales
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