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Descriptor English: Raptors
Descriptor Spanish: Rapaces
Descriptor rapaces
Entry term(s) aves de presa
aves de rapiña
Scope note: Cazan y matan por comida a otros animales, especialmente vertebrados superiores. En las rapaces está incluido el grupo de las Falconiformes, o aves de presa diurnas, que integran las AGUILAS, halcones, gavilanes y otros, así como el grupo de los Strigiformes, o aves de presa nocturnas, en el que se encuentran las LECHUZAS.
Descriptor Portuguese: Aves Predatórias
Descriptor French: Rapaces
Entry term(s): Bird of Prey
Birds of Prey
Prey Bird
Prey Birds
Raptor
Tree number(s): B01.050.150.900.248.815
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020304
Scope note: BIRDS that hunt and kill other animals, especially higher vertebrates, for food. They include the FALCONIFORMES order, or diurnal birds of prey, comprised of EAGLES, falcons, HAWKS, and others, as well as the STRIGIFORMES order, or nocturnal birds of prey, which includes OWLS.
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CL classification
EM embryology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IN injuries
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
SU surgery
UR urine
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Birds (1984-1998)
Public MeSH Note: 99
History Note: 99
DeCS ID: 33702
Unique ID: D020304
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1999/01/01
Date of Entry: 1998/06/11
Revision Date: 2009/07/06
Raptors - Preferred
Concept UI M0029945
Scope note BIRDS that hunt and kill other animals, especially higher vertebrates, for food. They include the FALCONIFORMES order, or diurnal birds of prey, comprised of EAGLES, falcons, HAWKS, and others, as well as the STRIGIFORMES order, or nocturnal birds of prey, which includes OWLS.
Preferred term Raptors
Entry term(s) Bird of Prey
Birds of Prey
Prey Bird
Prey Birds
Raptor



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