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EXUVIE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-05-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Crustaceans
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- exuviae
1, record 1, English, exuviae
plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- slough 1, record 1, English, slough
- moult 1, record 1, English, moult
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Crustacés
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- exuvie
1, record 1, French, exuvie
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble des parties articulaires (carapace chez les Crustacés Décapodes) rejetées comme une dépouille par un animal (Arthropode en général) au moment de sa mue. 2, record 1, French, - exuvie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Crustáceos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- exuvia
1, record 1, Spanish, exuvia
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- exuvio 2, record 1, Spanish, exuvio
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-05-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Zoology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- exuviae
1, record 2, English, exuviae
correct, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Castoff coverings of animals, as the skins of snakes, crab shells, etc. 2, record 2, English, - exuviae
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Zoologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- exuvie
1, record 2, French, exuvie
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nom donné à la carapace rejetée, au cours de la mue, par les crustacés (l'écrevisse par exemple). 2, record 2, French, - exuvie
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Zoología
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- exuvio
1, record 2, Spanish, exuvio
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cubierta externa abandonada en la muda de ciertos animales. 1, record 2, Spanish, - exuvio
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-05-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- exuviae
1, record 3, English, exuviae
correct, see observation, plural
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
...remains of the cast-off skin of an insect. Sometimes they remain to form the scale of a scale-insect or the puparium in the case of Diptera such as the house fly. 2, record 3, English, - exuviae
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plural noun which is never used in the singular. 2, record 3, English, - exuviae
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- exuvie
1, record 3, French, exuvie
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dépouille abandonnée par l'insecte au moment de ses mues. 2, record 3, French, - exuvie
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
(...) on a observé, chez certains prostigmates [d'un acarien] au développement prétendu direct, l'existence de plusieurs exuvies pharyngiennes au moment de l'unique mue nymphale (...) 3, record 3, French, - exuvie
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Insectos, ciempiés, arañas y escorpiones
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- exuvio
1, record 3, Spanish, exuvio
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cubierta externa abandonada en la muda de ciertos [insectos]. 1, record 3, Spanish, - exuvio
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