tabakiera

English translation: snout tip

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Polish term or phrase:tabakiera
English translation:snout tip
Entered by: Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.

14:32 Oct 20, 2014
Polish to English translations [PRO]
Zoology
Polish term or phrase: tabakiera
w słownictwie myśliwskim: "Ryjek dzika nazywany jest gwizdem, a łysy czubek nosa tabakierą."
Agnieszka Zimniewicz
Poland
Local time: 15:32
snout tip
Explanation:
One common name.

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Note added at 11 hrs (2014-10-21 02:23:35 GMT)
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All domestic pigs are descended from the wild boar, Sus scrofa. ... does in its early months, due to the effect of a muscle running from the lacrimal to the snout tip.
http://www.skullsite.co.uk/pig/pig_gen.htm
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Differentiation of European wild boar ( Sus scrofa scrofa) and domestic swine ...... combination of characters: snout tip to mouth length 73-87% of pectoral fin
http://www.science.gov/topicpages/s/scrofa steindachner tele...

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snout tip


Explanation:
One common name.

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Note added at 11 hrs (2014-10-21 02:23:35 GMT)
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All domestic pigs are descended from the wild boar, Sus scrofa. ... does in its early months, due to the effect of a muscle running from the lacrimal to the snout tip.
http://www.skullsite.co.uk/pig/pig_gen.htm
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Differentiation of European wild boar ( Sus scrofa scrofa) and domestic swine ...... combination of characters: snout tip to mouth length 73-87% of pectoral fin
http://www.science.gov/topicpages/s/scrofa steindachner tele...

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Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
Local time: 10:32
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 40
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agree  George BuLah (X): The wild boar has incredibly :) poor eyesight due to it's very small-sized eyes, but they also have a long, straight snout which enables them to have an incredibly :) acute sense of smell.
3 hrs
  -> Thank you, George.

agree  jarekab
14 hrs
  -> Thank you, jarekab. I needed your support.
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