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Record 1 2015-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
DEF

A seed of any of several Mexican shrubs of the genera Sebastiana and Sapium of the family Euphorbiaceae that bumbles about because of movements of the contained larva of a small moth (Carpocapsa saltitans).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
DEF

Plante de la famille des euphorbiacées renfermant la larve d'un carpocapse qui, en bougeant, fait sauter les graines.

Spanish

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