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orso marsicano

English translation: marsican (brown) bear

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Italian term or phrase:orso marsicano
English translation:marsican (brown) bear
Entered by: Barbara Cochran, MFA

18:45 Jul 31, 2009
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Zoology / Type Of Bear
Italian term or phrase: orso marsicano
Contesto (testo turista):

"Caratterizzato dalla presenza dell'abete bianco e dall'attrativa dell'orso marsicano, il Gran Sasso (montagne) rappresenta una meta per gli amanti dell'alpinismo, ciclismo, sci e passegiate."

Grazie,

femme
Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 09:40
marsican (brown) bear
Explanation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsican_Brown_Bear

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Note added at 11 days (2009-08-12 02:32:24 GMT) Post-grading
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Merci. :-)
Selected response from:

delveneto
United States
Local time: 09:40
Grading comment
Grazie, delvento.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6marsican (brown) bear
delveneto
4 +1Apennine brown bear (Ursus arctos marsicanus)
ilokle
Summary of reference entries provided
Marsican Brown Bear
Ellen Kraus

  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Apennine brown bear (Ursus arctos marsicanus)


Explanation:
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ilokle
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ARS54
2 hrs
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
marsican (brown) bear


Explanation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsican_Brown_Bear

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Note added at 11 days (2009-08-12 02:32:24 GMT) Post-grading
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Merci. :-)

delveneto
United States
Local time: 09:40
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Grazie, delvento.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ellen Kraus: but Marsican capitalized
3 mins
  -> OK, thank you for the feedback.
agree  Tania Kegozzi: Esatto, l'orso marsicano è una sottospecie dell'orso bruno
2 hrs
  -> Grazie, Tania! :-)
agree  ARS54
3 hrs
  -> Grazie, ARS.
agree  Armilla (X)
22 hrs
  -> Grazie, Armilla.
agree  Vincenzo Di Maso: avendo frequentato quelle zone per 11 anni sottoscrivo!
1 day 14 hrs
  -> Grazie, Vincenzo.
agree  K Donnelly
2 days 13 hrs
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Reference comments


7 mins
Reference: Marsican Brown Bear

Reference information:
16 Aug 2007 ... The Marsican Brown Bear (Ursus arctos marsicanus), also known as Apennine brown bear, is a critically endangered subspecies of the Brown ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsican_Brown_Bear

Ellen Kraus
Austria
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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