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 DeCS Categories

B01 Eukaryota .
B01.050 Animals .
B01.050.150 Chordata .
B01.050.150.900 Vertebrates .
B01.050.150.900.649 Mammals .
B01.050.150.900.649.313 Eutheria .
B01.050.150.900.649.313.992 Rodentia .
B01.050.150.900.649.313.992.419 Dasyproctidae .
B01.050.150.900.649.313.998 Sirenia .
B01.050.150.900.649.313.998.750 Trichechus .
B01.050.150.900.649.313.998.750.350 Trichechus inunguis .
B01.650 Plants .
B01.650.940 Viridiplantae .
B01.650.940.800 Streptophyta .
B01.650.940.800.575 Embryophyta .
B01.650.940.800.575.912 Tracheophyta .
B01.650.940.800.575.912.250 Magnoliopsida .
B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.341 Ericales .
B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.341.968 Lecythidaceae .
B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.341.968.133 Bertholletia .
B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.401 Fabaceae .
B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.401.093 Caesalpinia .
Z01 Geographic Locations .
Z01.107 Americas .
Z01.107.757 South America .
Z01.107.757.176 Brazil .
 
 Terms
 Synonyms & Historicals		Documents
LILACS e MDL		 
Brazil .
A country located on the eastern coast of South America, located between Colombia and Peru, that borders the Atlantic Ocean. It is bordered on the north by Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana, on the south by Uruguay, and on the west by Argentina. The capital is Brasilia. .
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Caesalpinia .
Brazilwoods .
Caesalpinias .
Brazilwood .
A plant genus of the family FABACEAE. The common name of "Bird-Of-Paradise" is also used for other plants such as Heliconia (HELICONIACEAE) and Strelitzia (STRELITZIACEAE) and some birds. The common name of "Cat's-Claw" is more often used with UNCARIA. The common name of "Pernambuco" also refers to a state in Brazil. Furanoditerpenoid lactones and caesalpin are produced by members of this genus. .
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Bertholletia .
Bertholletia excelsa .
Bertholletia excelsas .
Bertholletias .
Nut Tree, Brazil .
Nuts, Brazil .
Tree, Brazil Nut .
excelsas, Bertholletia .
Brazil Nut Tree .
Brazil Nuts .
A plant genus of the family Lecythidaceae which is the source of edible Brazil nuts. .
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Trichechus inunguis .
Amazon Manatees .
Brazilian Manatees .
Manatees, Amazon .
Manatees, Brazilian .
Amazon Manatee .
Brazilian Manatee .
Manatee, Amazon .
Manatee, Brazilian .
Member of the genus Trichechus found in the Amazon and Orinoco drainages of northeastern South America. (From Scott, Concise Encyclopedia Biology, 1996) .
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Dasyproctidae .
Acouchis .
Agoutis .
Brazilian Agoutis .
Dasyprocta .
Dasyprocta leporina .
Green Acouchi .
Myoprocta .
Myoprocta acouchy .
Myoprocta pratti .
Red Acouchi .
Acouchi .
Agouti, Brazilian .
Agoutis, Brazilian .
Brazilian Agouti .
A family of Central and South American plant-eating rodents comprising the agoutis (Dasyprocta) and acouchis (Myoprocta). They look similar to guinea pigs (CAVIA) but are larger and have longer legs. Their fur is reddish or dark brown. .
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