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LONG-HORNED GRASSHOPPERS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-11-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- long-horned grasshoppers
1, record 1, English, long%2Dhorned%20grasshoppers
correct, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- katydids 2, record 1, English, katydids
correct, plural
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Long-horned grasshoppers have very long thin antennae. Most are cryptically colored (blend in with foliage), are active at night and are noisy. 3, record 1, English, - long%2Dhorned%20grasshoppers
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A family of insects which belongs to the order Orthoptera. 4, record 1, English, - long%2Dhorned%20grasshoppers
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The names of the groups belonging to ranks above the level of genus are uninomials in the plural case. Thus, it is appropriate to say "Winteraceae are primitive" and inappropriate when we say "Winteraceae is primitive". 5, record 1, English, - long%2Dhorned%20grasshoppers
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sauterelles
1, record 1, French, sauterelles
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- tettigoniidés 2, record 1, French, tettigoniid%C3%A9s
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Famille d'insectes de l'ordre des orthoptères. 3, record 1, French, - sauterelles
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
On confond souvent les termes «criquets» et «sauterelles». Cette confusion vient peut-être du fait qu'en anglais les criquets (Acrididae) sont aussi désignés par le terme «grasshoppers». 3, record 1, French, - sauterelles
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Les noms de taxons supérieurs à l'espèce, tels famille, classe, ordre, etc, s'écrivent en un seul terme et prennent la marque du pluriel. On doit donc écrire «Les Asteraceae sont généralement des plantes herbacées» et non «l'Asteraceae est [...]». 3, record 1, French, - sauterelles
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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