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BRISTLE [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-04-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Plastic Materials
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- bristle
1, record 1, English, bristle
correct, noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A relatively thick, short section cut from a monofilament. 2, record 1, English, - bristle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
bristle: term and definition standardized by ISO. 3, record 1, English, - bristle
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Matières plastiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- crin
1, record 1, French, crin
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Élément relativement court et épais d'un monofilament. 2, record 1, French, - crin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
crin : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO. 3, record 1, French, - crin
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Materiales plásticos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cerda
1, record 1, Spanish, cerda
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sección relativamente gruesa, corta, cortada de un monofilamento. 1, record 1, Spanish, - cerda
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-12-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Plant Biology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- bristle
1, record 2, English, bristle
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any short, stiff prickly hair of [a] plant. 2, record 2, English, - bristle
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Biologie végétale
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- soie
1, record 2, French, soie
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sur une plante, par exemple, sur un épi du mil pénicillaire. 2, record 2, French, - soie
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2000-08-29
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- vibrissa
1, record 3, English, vibrissa
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- rictal bristle 2, record 3, English, rictal%20bristle
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
One of the feathers that resemble bristles near the mouth of many birds and especially of some insectivorous birds and that may help to prevent the escape of insects. 3, record 3, English, - vibrissa
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plural: vibrissae. 3, record 3, English, - vibrissa
Record 3, Key term(s)
- bristle
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- vibrisse
1, record 3, French, vibrisse
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Plumes en forme de poil, disposées de chaque côté des commissures du bec, qu'on trouve principalement chez les espèces qui se nourrissent d'insectes capturés au vol. 2, record 3, French, - vibrisse
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1999-08-09
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Zoology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- bristle
1, record 4, English, bristle
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Stiff, sharp hair or hairlike parts which grow on animals ... 2, record 4, English, - bristle
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Zoologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- soie
1, record 4, French, soie
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- poil 2, record 4, French, poil
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
sur un animal. 3, record 4, French, - soie
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1992-06-30
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Animal Anatomy
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- tactile hair 1, record 5, English, tactile%20hair
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- bristle 2, record 5, English, bristle
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The skin is smooth and hairless, with the exception of a few single hairs or hair remains near the jaw, which may serve as tactile hairs. 1, record 5, English, - tactile%20hair
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
It has a large number of bristles on both jaws. 2, record 5, English, - tactile%20hair
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Anatomie animale
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- poil tactile
1, record 5, French, poil%20tactile
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- vibrisse 2, record 5, French, vibrisse
feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Des poils tactiles disposés sous le menton et en rangées linéaires le long des mâchoires les aideraient à percevoir certains stimuli vibratoires. 3, record 5, French, - poil%20tactile
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1977-09-07
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- seta
1, record 6, English, seta
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- bristle 1, record 6, English, bristle
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... stiff setae or bristles, carried by the ventral appendages and possibly also by the ventral membrane ... [are] a variety of integumentary sensory organs ... [believed to] have had a tactile function. [in trilobites]. 1, record 6, English, - seta
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- poil
1, record 6, French, poil
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Les poils sont des organes sensoriels tégumentaires chez un Trilobite et] semblent surtout abondants à la face ventrale, sous les plèvres et à la base des appendices (...) 1, record 6, French, - poil
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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