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tritons (legendary beings, Animalia (kingdom), ... Living Organisms (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Imaginary, partly human sea creatures with the head and trunk of a man, usually bearded, and the tail of a fish or cetacean; in Heraldry and elsewhere, often holding a trident and a shell-trumpet. |
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tritons (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,U)
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tritons (Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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triton (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
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triton (Dutch,AD,U,U)
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mermen (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
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merman (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: H.HL |
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.... Living Organisms (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ living organisms (entities) (G) |
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............ Eukaryota (domain) (G) |
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................ Animalia (kingdom) (G) |
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.................... legendary beings (G) |
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........................ tritons (G,U) |
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Dutch ..... Fictieve, deels menselijke zeewezens met het hoofd en torso van een doorgaans bebaarde man en de staart van een vis of walvis. In de heraldiek en elders worden ze vaak voorgesteld met een drietand en een schelptrompet. |
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