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HONEY BEE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-03-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
- Beekeeping
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- European honey bee
1, record 1, English, European%20honey%20bee
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- honeybee 2, record 1, English, honeybee
correct
- honey-bee 3, record 1, English, honey%2Dbee
correct
- honey bee 4, record 1, English, honey%20bee
correct
- hive bee 2, record 1, English, hive%20bee
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A bee that gathers and stores honey, especially the common hive-bee. 3, record 1, English, - European%20honey%20bee
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Races or varieties of the domestic bee are also distinguished by the names of the geographical localities in which they occur and from which they have been exported, as Italian, Carniolan, Syrian ... 5, record 1, English, - European%20honey%20bee
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
An insect (order Hymenoptera) of the family Apidae. 6, record 1, English, - European%20honey%20bee
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
- Élevage des abeilles
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- abeille domestique
1, record 1, French, abeille%20domestique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- abeille mellifère 2, record 1, French, abeille%20mellif%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
- abeille à miel 3, record 1, French, abeille%20%C3%A0%20miel
correct, feminine noun
- abeille commune 4, record 1, French, abeille%20commune
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Insecte social vivant en colonie (dans une ruche ou tout autre cavité), récoltant le nectar, le pollen et la propolis et produisant le miel, la cire, la gelée royale, le venin. 4, record 1, French, - abeille%20domestique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les races ou les variétés d'abeilles domestiques sont aussi distinguées par le nom des localités géographiques dans lesquelles elles sont trouvées et desquelles elles ont été exportées, comme les Italiennes, les Carnioliennes, les Syriennes [...] 5, record 1, French, - abeille%20domestique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Insecte (ordre des hyménoptères) de la famille des Apidae. 6, record 1, French, - abeille%20domestique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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