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operculum [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-03-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mosses and Related Plants
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- operculum
1, record 1, English, operculum
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The lid of the capsule in mosses. 1, record 1, English, - operculum
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mousses et plantes apparentées
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- opercule
1, record 1, French, opercule
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Petit couvercle fermant l'ouverture d'une capsule de mousse. 1, record 1, French, - opercule
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-08-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- operculum
1, record 2, English, operculum
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A lidlike covering of the calice in some solitary corals, formed of one or more independent plates. 2, record 2, English, - operculum
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plural: opercula. 2, record 2, English, - operculum
Record 2, Key term(s)
- opercula
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- opercule
1, record 2, French, opercule
proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2000-08-31
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- operculum
1, record 3, English, operculum
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The horny or shelly plate that develops on the posterior dorsal surface of the foot in many gastropod mollusks (as in Streptoneura) and serves to close the shell when the animal is retracted. 2, record 3, English, - operculum
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- opercule
1, record 3, French, opercule
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pièce, calcaire ou cornée, sécrétée par le pied des mollusques gastéropodes et qui ferme l'ouverture de la coquille. 2, record 3, French, - opercule
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Moluscos, equinodermos y procordados
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- opérculo
1, record 3, Spanish, op%C3%A9rculo
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1997-12-03
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Fish
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- operculum
1, record 4, English, operculum
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- opercle 2, record 4, English, opercle
correct
- gill cover 3, record 4, English, gill%20cover
correct
- gill lid 4, record 4, English, gill%20lid
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bony plate which covers the gills of bony fish. 5, record 4, English, - operculum
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Behind the skull is a bony plate called the operculum. The operculum protects the gills and also, when moved open and closed, it helps pump water over the gills. 6, record 4, English, - operculum
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Operculum branchiarum. 4, record 4, English, - operculum
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Poissons
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- opercule
1, record 4, French, opercule
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- opercule des branchies 2, record 4, French, opercule%20des%20branchies
masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pièce anatomique de la tête des poissons qui recouvre la cavité branchiale et dont le bord libre forme l'ouïe. 3, record 4, French, - opercule
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le rythme de la respiration du poisson se traduit par le mouvement des opercules. 3, record 4, French, - opercule
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Peces
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- opérculo branquial
1, record 4, Spanish, op%C3%A9rculo%20branquial
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- opérculo 2, record 4, Spanish, op%C3%A9rculo
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1985-12-10
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Goldsmithing and Silversmithing
- Gemmology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- operculum
1, record 5, English, operculum
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- shell cat's-eye 1, record 5, English, shell%20cat%27s%2Deye
- operculum shell 2, record 5, English, operculum%20shell
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A cabochon cut from a portion of a nacreous shell. 1, record 5, English, - operculum
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
usually dyed. 1, record 5, English, - operculum
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Orfèvrerie et argenterie
- Gemmologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- cabochon de nacre
1, record 5, French, cabochon%20de%20nacre
proposal, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- nacre en cabochon 1, record 5, French, nacre%20en%20cabochon
proposal, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La nacre est la matière qui constitue l'enveloppe dure des mollusques marins. Elle a généralement un éclat un peu argenté «perlé» blanc, ocre pâle, rose, vert, bleuté, gris à presque noir [...] Les nacres blanches de divers coquillages sont taillées en boules pour colliers ou chapelets, coupe-papier, tabletterie, etc. La nacre se teint aussi en tons divers [...] 2, record 5, French, - cabochon%20de%20nacre
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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