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OPERCULO [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-10-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Beekeeping
- Industrial Techniques and Processes
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- capping
1, record 1, English, capping
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- honeycomb capping 2, record 1, English, honeycomb%20capping
correct
- wax capping 3, record 1, English, wax%20capping
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The wax that covers honey or cells in a comb. 4, record 1, English, - capping
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
honeycomb capping: term extracted from Bees Act (R.S.O. 1970, c. 42, s. 1). 2, record 1, English, - capping
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Élevage des abeilles
- Techniques industrielles
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- opercule
1, record 1, French, opercule
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Couvercle d'une alvéole d'abeille ou de guêpe. 2, record 1, French, - opercule
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cría de abejas
- Procesos y técnicas industriales
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- opérculo
1, record 1, Spanish, op%C3%A9rculo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2000-08-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- operculum
1, record 2, English, operculum
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The horny or shelly plate that develops on the posterior dorsal surface of the foot in many gastropod mollusks (as in Streptoneura) and serves to close the shell when the animal is retracted. 2, record 2, English, - operculum
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- opercule
1, record 2, French, opercule
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pièce, calcaire ou cornée, sécrétée par le pied des mollusques gastéropodes et qui ferme l'ouverture de la coquille. 2, record 2, French, - opercule
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Moluscos, equinodermos y procordados
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- opérculo
1, record 2, Spanish, op%C3%A9rculo
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1997-12-03
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Fish
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- operculum
1, record 3, English, operculum
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- opercle 2, record 3, English, opercle
correct
- gill cover 3, record 3, English, gill%20cover
correct
- gill lid 4, record 3, English, gill%20lid
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bony plate which covers the gills of bony fish. 5, record 3, English, - operculum
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Behind the skull is a bony plate called the operculum. The operculum protects the gills and also, when moved open and closed, it helps pump water over the gills. 6, record 3, English, - operculum
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Operculum branchiarum. 4, record 3, English, - operculum
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Poissons
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- opercule
1, record 3, French, opercule
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- opercule des branchies 2, record 3, French, opercule%20des%20branchies
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pièce anatomique de la tête des poissons qui recouvre la cavité branchiale et dont le bord libre forme l'ouïe. 3, record 3, French, - opercule
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le rythme de la respiration du poisson se traduit par le mouvement des opercules. 3, record 3, French, - opercule
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Peces
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- opérculo branquial
1, record 3, Spanish, op%C3%A9rculo%20branquial
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- opérculo 2, record 3, Spanish, op%C3%A9rculo
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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