Language	Term	Definition	See also
English	character	Any characteristic or its attributes used for recognizing, describing, defining, or differentiating taxa. In a phylogenetic analysis, an ancestral (= primitive) character is termed plesiomorphic, while a derived (= novel) character is termed apomorphic.	Code taxon identification
English	trait	Any detectable, phenotypic property of an organism, c used, e.g., as a goal in a breeding program. Examples are growth performance, body shape, carcass quality, behavior, etc.	phenotype selection breeding
French	caractère	Toute caractéristiques (ou attributs) utilisées pour reconnaître, décrire, définir, ou différencier les taxons.	code taxon identification
Spanish	carácter	Cualquier característica, o sus atributos, utilizada para reconocer, describir, definir o diferenciar taxa.	Código identificación
Portuguese	caractere	Característica ou atributo que identifica, descreve, define ou diferencia um taxon.	Código taxon identificação

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