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animals

Item

preferred label
animals
definition
Animals that were commonly exchanged as commodities in the late medieval and early modern period.
scope note
Kingdom containing multicellular organisms having cells bound by a plasma membrane and organized into tissue and specialized tissue systems that permit them to either move about in search of food or to draw food toward themselves. Unable to make their own food within themselves, as photosynthetic plants do, they rely on consuming preformed food. They possess a nervous system with sensory and motor nerves, enabling them to receive environmental stimuli and to respond with specialized movements.
is in scheme
Commodities
has broader
living organisms
has narrower
cattle
has exact match
Animalia (kingdom)

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Items with "has broader: animals"
Title Class
cattle Concept
Items with "has narrower: animals"
Title Class
living organisms Concept