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MUSSEL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-10-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mussel
1, record 1, English, mussel
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[A] bivalve mollusc found worldwide, typically having a brown or blackish shell and belonging chiefly to the orders Mytiloida (marine mussels) and Unionoida (freshwater mussels) ... 2, record 1, English, - mussel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
mussel: designation usually used in the plural. 3, record 1, English, - mussel
Record 1, Key term(s)
- mussels
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- moule
1, record 1, French, moule
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mollusque aquatique à coquille allongée, plus large et arrondie à l'une des extrémités, constituée de deux valves égales et généralement noirâtre ou brunâtre, qui vit souvent en colonies fixé à divers supports [...] et dont il existe plusieurs espèces comestibles. 2, record 1, French, - moule
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
moule : désignation habituellement utilisée au pluriel. 3, record 1, French, - moule
Record 1, Key term(s)
- moules
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Moluscos, equinodermos y procordados
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- mejillón
1, record 1, Spanish, mejill%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Molusco lamelibranquio [acuático], con la concha formada por dos valvas simétricas, convexas, casi triangulares, de color negro azulado por fuera, algo anacaradas por dentro, y de unos cuatro centímetros de longitud, que vive asido a las rocas por medio de los filamentos del biso y es muy apreciado como comestible. 2, record 1, Spanish, - mejill%C3%B3n
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mejillón: designación utilizada generalmente en plural. 3, record 1, Spanish, - mejill%C3%B3n
Record 1, Key term(s)
- mejillones
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