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palourde américaine [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-01-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
- Seafood and Freshwater Food (Food Industries)
- Commercial Fishing
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- quahog
1, record 1, English, quahog
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- quahaug 2, record 1, English, quahaug
correct
- quohog 3, record 1, English, quohog
correct
- quohaug 3, record 1, English, quohaug
correct
- hardshell clam 4, record 1, English, hardshell%20clam
correct, see observation
- Northern quahog 5, record 1, English, Northern%20quahog
correct
- cherry stone clam 6, record 1, English, cherry%20stone%20clam
correct
- cherry-stone 5, record 1, English, cherry%2Dstone
correct
- hard shell clam 7, record 1, English, hard%20shell%20clam
correct
- American hardshell clam 8, record 1, English, American%20hardshell%20clam
correct
- quahog clam shell 9, record 1, English, quahog%20clam%20shell
- little-neck 5, record 1, English, little%2Dneck
avoid
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A mollusk of the Veneridae Family. 10, record 1, English, - quahog
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The word quahog comes from the Narragansett Indian name: poquauhock. 11, record 1, English, - quahog
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
hardshell clam: trade name recommended by the "Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales" and by Fisheries and Oceans Canada. 12, record 1, English, - quahog
Record 1, Key term(s)
- cherrystone
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
- Produits de mer et d'eau douce (Industr. alim.)
- Pêche commerciale
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- palourde américaine
1, record 1, French, palourde%20am%C3%A9ricaine
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- quahaug commune 2, record 1, French, quahaug%20commune
correct, feminine noun
- praire 3, record 1, French, praire
correct, feminine noun, Europe
- mye 4, record 1, French, mye
avoid, feminine noun
- clam 4, record 1, French, clam
avoid, masculine noun
- coque 4, record 1, French, coque
avoid, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Mollusque de la famille des vénéridés. 5, record 1, French, - palourde%20am%C3%A9ricaine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
En Europe, ce mollusque est appelé «praire américaine» par les spécialistes, alors qu'il est commercialisé sous le nom anglais clam. 6, record 1, French, - palourde%20am%C3%A9ricaine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
palourde américaine : nom commercial normalisé par l'OLF et le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales. 7, record 1, French, - palourde%20am%C3%A9ricaine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
praire : terme officialisé dans l'Union européenne. 7, record 1, French, - palourde%20am%C3%A9ricaine
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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