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HORNET [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1992-07-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
- Phraseology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hornet
1, record 1, English, hornet
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Generic term used to denote several LARGE social wasps (family Vespidae), strikingly coloured yellow and black. 2, record 1, English, - hornet
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Group: a bike or swarm of hornets. 2, record 1, English, - hornet
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
hornet = frelon; wasp = guêpe. According to the Webster's New World Dictionary, "yellow jacket" is an Americanism, which is also used in Canada to denote any of several SMALL social wasps or hornets of the family Vespidae. 2, record 1, English, - hornet
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
- Phraséologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- frelon
1, record 1, French, frelon
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Insecte Hyménoptère Aculéate, appartenant à la famille des Vespidés (Vespa crabo). Pouvant atteindre 32 millimètres, il a un corps trapu, brun-rouge, avec des bandes jaunes sur l'abdomen. La femelle, munie d'un aiguillon, a une piqûre très douloureuse. Il vit en société dans les creux d'arbres ou de murs [...] 2, record 1, French, - frelon
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les frelons bourdonnent, grésillent ou vrombissent. 3, record 1, French, - frelon
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Leather Industry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hornet 1, record 2, English, hornet
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Leather Worker, Montreal, March 1922, p. 188 1, record 2, English, - hornet
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Industrie du cuir
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cornillon
1, record 2, French, cornillon
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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