Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Oct 19, 2011 06:53
12 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Spain
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divagante
Spanish to English
Science
Zoology
characterisation of phenological status
This word is bewildering me a little. It comes from a text about research into the local birdlife in central Spain.Thanks for your help.
"La caracterización del estatus fenológico indica el predominio de categorías fenológicas temporales (migratorias, ocasionales, divagantes y estivales) sobre las constantes en el tiempo (residentes). Ello se debe a la mayor estacionalidad y temporalidad de los sistemas palustres calatravos."
"La caracterización del estatus fenológico indica el predominio de categorías fenológicas temporales (migratorias, ocasionales, divagantes y estivales) sobre las constantes en el tiempo (residentes). Ello se debe a la mayor estacionalidad y temporalidad de los sistemas palustres calatravos."
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +9 | vagrant |
peter jackson
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| 4 | Wandering |
Mtkassing
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| 3 | ranging/drifting |
Simon Bruni
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vagrant
www.wildlifeextra.com › World Wildlife › Middle East
Although the resident birdlife of Masirah is mainly made up of species from the Arabian Peninsula, it is also a haven for some migratory and vagrant species. ...
Covers all residents, migratory and vagrant species, including all subspecies that occur on the islands, many of which are endemic. ...
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Comment: "Great answer, Peter, thanks."
8 mins
ranging/drifting
I don't know if this is technical term, but I think it's the right meaning, i.e. birds that "roam" over large areas. "Divagar" is another word for "vagar":
47 mins
Wandering
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