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SIMPLE EYE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-05-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
- Paleontology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- simple eye
1, record 1, English, simple%20eye
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- ocellus 2, record 1, English, ocellus
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Simple light-receptor occurring in many invertebrates. 3, record 1, English, - simple%20eye
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Simple eye consisting of a single lens, occurring singly or in groups; adults often have three arranged in a triangle on top of the head (moths have two; butterflies and beetles, among others, have none), larvae commonly have one to six on a side. 4, record 1, English, - simple%20eye
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Three simple eyes or ocelli, are located on the top of the head. These eyes probably are of little use except for distinguishing between different intensities of light. 1, record 1, English, - simple%20eye
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plural: ocelli. 5, record 1, English, - simple%20eye
Record 1, Key term(s)
- ocelli
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
- Paléontologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- œil simple
1, record 1, French, %26oelig%3Bil%20simple
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- ocelle 2, record 1, French, ocelle
correct, masculine noun
- stemmate 3, record 1, French, stemmate
avoid, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le sens de la vue est aussi servi par des yeux simples ou ocelles [...] à cornée lisse et très convexe, se présentant sous forme de trois petites perles brillantes, posées en triangle, sur le haut du front et en son milieu [...] les yeux accessoires, appelés aussi stemmates [...] [n'enregistrent] que des images floues et très proches. 4, record 1, French, - %26oelig%3Bil%20simple
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les ocelles recouverts par une cornée indivise, incolore, transparente et convexe, sont des organes photosensibles à fonction phaso-tonique. 5, record 1, French, - %26oelig%3Bil%20simple
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
On trouve chez les arthropodes, des yeux simples, ou ocelles, et des yeux composés [...] 6, record 1, French, - %26oelig%3Bil%20simple
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
stemmate : L'un des yeux situés sur les côtés de la tête de certaines larves d'insectes [...] Ne pas confondre avec les ocelles, yeux simples des articulés adultes. 6, record 1, French, - %26oelig%3Bil%20simple
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
stemmates : Yeux simples groupés circulairement et situés sur les côtés de la tête des chenilles. 7, record 1, French, - %26oelig%3Bil%20simple
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Les ocelles, qui se rencontrent chez les arthropodes, notamment les insectes, sont très variés [...] Les larves [...] possèdent des stemmates, appelés parfois improprement «ocelles», mais qui en diffèrent notablement. 6, record 1, French, - %26oelig%3Bil%20simple
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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