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BALAI ATLANTIQUE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-01-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Fish
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- American plaice
1, record 1, English, American%20plaice
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Canadian plaice 1, record 1, English, Canadian%20plaice
correct
- long rough dab 2, record 1, English, long%20rough%20dab
correct
- American dab 3, record 1, English, American%20dab
correct
- dab 3, record 1, English, dab
correct, see observation, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A fish of the family Pleuronectidae. 4, record 1, English, - American%20plaice
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
dab: common name also used to refer to other species of flatfishes. 5, record 1, English, - American%20plaice
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- plie canadienne
1, record 1, French, plie%20canadienne
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- balai de l'Atlantique 2, record 1, French, balai%20de%20l%27Atlantique
correct, masculine noun
- balai 3, record 1, French, balai
correct, masculine noun
- flétan nain 4, record 1, French, fl%C3%A9tan%20nain
correct, masculine noun
- fausse sole 4, record 1, French, fausse%20sole
correct, feminine noun
- faux flétan 5, record 1, French, faux%20fl%C3%A9tan
correct, masculine noun
- sole d'Écosse 6, record 1, French, sole%20d%27%C3%89cosse
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Poisson de la famille des Pleuronectidae. 7, record 1, French, - plie%20canadienne
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
plie canadienne : désignation normalisée par le Bureau de normalisation du Québec (BNQ). 7, record 1, French, - plie%20canadienne
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Peces
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- platija americana
1, record 1, Spanish, platija%20americana
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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