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sefactinus

French translation: le xiphactinus audax

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English term or phrase:sefactinus
French translation:le xiphactinus audax
Entered by: Claire Nolan

21:05 Jun 8, 2010
English to French translations [PRO]
Science - Zoology / dinosaurs
English term or phrase: sefactinus
Bonjour,

je traduis un texte parlant de dinosaures et de l'époque crétacé. À un moment, on parle d'un poisson préhistorique, le "sefactinus", mais je n'arrive pas à trouver d'occurrence, ni de traduction. Connaissez-vous ce terme ?

"Like Sefactinus, a bony fish that is armed with a mouthful of long needle like teeth."
blan
Local time: 13:42
le xiphactinus audax
Explanation:
Le Xiphactinus audax, découvert par Joseph Leidy était un grand poisson préhistorique, mesurant entre 4,5 à 5 mètres et qui a vécu dans la Mer Intérieure de l'Ouest qui se situait au centre de l'Amérique du Nord au Crétacé supérieur.

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiphactinus_audax

Xiphactinus (from Latin and Greek for "sword-ray") was a large, 4.5 to 5 m (15 to 20 feet) long predatory bony fish that lived in the Western Interior Sea, over what is now the middle of North America, during the Late Cretaceous.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiphactinus


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Claire Nolan
Local time: 07:42
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Merci !
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le xiphactinus audax


Explanation:
Le Xiphactinus audax, découvert par Joseph Leidy était un grand poisson préhistorique, mesurant entre 4,5 à 5 mètres et qui a vécu dans la Mer Intérieure de l'Ouest qui se situait au centre de l'Amérique du Nord au Crétacé supérieur.

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiphactinus_audax

Xiphactinus (from Latin and Greek for "sword-ray") was a large, 4.5 to 5 m (15 to 20 feet) long predatory bony fish that lived in the Western Interior Sea, over what is now the middle of North America, during the Late Cretaceous.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiphactinus




Claire Nolan
Local time: 07:42
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Merci !

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agree  Arnold T.
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  -> Merci, Arnold007.
agree  kashew
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agree  mimi 254
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  -> Merci, mimi.
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