hostra rings

French translation: forme des selles en anneau ou moulées en aneau

08:36 Oct 9, 2007
English to French translations [PRO]
Science - Zoology / Les primates africains
English term or phrase: hostra rings
Il s'agit d'éléments que l'on retrouve dans les excréments. La phrase est la suivante: "We have also found very large dung samples up to 17 cm in circumference, some with gorilla-like hostra rings."
Jean-François Bunouf
Belgium
Local time: 07:27
French translation:forme des selles en anneau ou moulées en aneau
Explanation:
Many of the fecal samples collected show 'hostra' rings, more characteristic for gorillas. Thank you for your interest in the Bili area mystery ape and in ...
www.karlammann.com/bili10.php - 10k
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Drmanu49
France
Local time: 07:27
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Merci Manu. Bonne journée.
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forme des selles en anneau ou moulées en aneau


Explanation:
Many of the fecal samples collected show 'hostra' rings, more characteristic for gorillas. Thank you for your interest in the Bili area mystery ape and in ...
www.karlammann.com/bili10.php - 10k

Drmanu49
France
Local time: 07:27
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Grading comment
Merci Manu. Bonne journée.

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agree  Catherine GUILLIAUMET: Pour info "hostra" est l'une des formes de "ostra" = huître, racine notamment d'ostracisme (ancienne forme de vote démocratique sur coquille d'huître, i. e. l'inverse absolue de l'ostracisme, au sens moderne :-)))
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  -> Merci de cette info Catherine. Excellent ! :-)
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