semelparous

Danish translation: semelpar

19:04 Mar 2, 2010
English to Danish translations [PRO]
Government / Politics / Biology
English term or phrase: semelparous
The term in English : reproducing or breeding only once in a lifetime

What's the Danish equivalent ?
Joern Wennerstroem
Local time: 05:30
Danish translation:semelpar
Explanation:
"Reproducerer en enkelt gang og dør (semelpar)"

Kun et enkelt dansk søgeresultat (på side 3 af det dokument, som linket fører til)

Desuden et enkelt tysk resultat.
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Randi Stenstrop
Local time: 05:30
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4 +1semelpar
Randi Stenstrop
1 -1semelpari
Diarmuid Kennan


  

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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): -1
semelpari


Explanation:
This is a link from the Department of Biology at Copenhagen University: http://www.bi.ku.dk/evaluering/popbiol/test1/
The word is obviously used to mean semelparous. The only problem is that this is the only example I can find of the use of this word.

Diarmuid Kennan
Ireland
Local time: 04:30
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Randi Stenstrop: semelpari er et substantiv - semelparous et adjektiv
1 hr

neutral  NetLynx: Det ser ud til, at substantivet er 'semelparitet'. I øvrigt: i dit link er ingen af svarmulighederne i denne multiple choice test den rigtige [såvidt jeg kan se].
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
semelpar


Explanation:
"Reproducerer en enkelt gang og dør (semelpar)"

Kun et enkelt dansk søgeresultat (på side 3 af det dokument, som linket fører til)

Desuden et enkelt tysk resultat.


    Reference: http://www.bi.ku.dk/coursedocs/evolutionsbiologi/public/F16%...
Randi Stenstrop
Local time: 05:30
Native speaker of: Danish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Tak for et nyttigt svar.

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agree  NetLynx
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