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bivouac

Polish translation: biwak

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English term or phrase:bivouac
Polish translation:biwak
Entered by: lim0nka

10:43 Aug 7, 2005
English to Polish translations [PRO]
Science - Zoology
English term or phrase: bivouac
The word bivouac is also used for a structure formed by migratory Army ant and Driver ant colonies, where a nest is constructed out of the living ant worker's own bodies to protect the queen and larvae, and is later deconstructed as the ants move on.
lim0nka
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:38
biwak
Explanation:
Wbrew pozorom mrówki także biwakują:)

Biwak - Skupisko mrówek nomandych, w obrębie którego chroni
się królowa i potomstwo (żywe gniazdo).
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Marcin Łakomy
Local time: 10:38
Grading comment
Bardzo dziękuję.
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2biwak
Marcin Łakomy
4mrowczy biwak / koczowisko
RKurylski


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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
biwak


Explanation:
Wbrew pozorom mrówki także biwakują:)

Biwak - Skupisko mrówek nomandych, w obrębie którego chroni
się królowa i potomstwo (żywe gniazdo).

Marcin Łakomy
Local time: 10:38
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Bardzo dziękuję.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jakub Szacki: tak tłumaczy to J. Proszynski (profesor entomologii, choc tlumacz taki sobie) w: B. Holldobler, E.O. Wilson (najslawniejszy mrowkoznawca swiata), Podróz w kraine mrówek, Proszynski i S-ka 1998.
1 hr
  -> W tym duecie entomologiem jest Holldobler (chociaz nie wiem czy specjalizujacym sie w myrmekologii), a Wilson socjobiologiem zajmujacym sie zachowaniami spolecznymi zwierzat w szerszym zakresie niz tylko myrmekologicznym. A ksiazka ciekawa:) Dziekuje
agree  leff
2 hrs
  -> Dziękuję
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
mrowczy biwak / koczowisko


Explanation:
specyficzny m. biwak z ta roznica, ze ludzie nie maja w zwyczaju przykrywac sie trupami swoich bliznich

RKurylski
Poland
Local time: 10:38
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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