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CRUSTACEA [9 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-07-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Industrial Tools and Equipment
- Meats and Meat Industries
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fat melter
1, record 1, English, fat%20melter
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- rendering tank 2, record 1, English, rendering%20tank
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A machine used to render fat by indirect heat. 3, record 1, English, - fat%20melter
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Every person who carries on the business or trade, whensoever established, of bone boiler; fertilizer manufacturer or manufacturer of meal from crustacea, fish, meat, animal offal or other animal organic matter; soap boiler; fat melter, tallow melter; or fat... shall-cause all untreated material, manufactured products, residues and waste, and all other material used on or in connection with the premises where his trade is carried on, from which any offensive or noxious odours, vapours, gases or effluvia may be generated, to be placed or stored in a specially constructed storeroom or place and, where necessary, placed in closed receptacles and so handled as to prevent any offensive odour, vapour, gas, effluvium, refuse from boiling pans or residue or any other offensive material likely to produce therefrom, from escaping into the external air... 1, record 1, English, - fat%20melter
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Outillage industriel
- Salaison, boucherie et charcuterie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fondoir
1, record 1, French, fondoir
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Machine utilisée pour fondre les suifs et les graisses animales dans un abattoir. 2, record 1, French, - fondoir
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Chaque abattoir était pourvu d'une triperie et de fondoirs à suif (graisse animale utilisée pour des bougies). 1, record 1, French, - fondoir
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2021-10-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Marine Biology
- Crustaceans
- Aquaculture
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- gonad-inhibiting hormone
1, record 2, English, gonad%2Dinhibiting%20hormone
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- GIH 2, record 2, English, GIH
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- gonad inhibiting hormone 3, record 2, English, gonad%20inhibiting%20hormone
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Vitellogenesis in decapod crustacea... has been shown to be mediated by hormones.... Female shrimps often do not mature fully, even though maturing eggs can be found in the ovaries. The maturation process seems to be inhibited by a gonad-inhibiting hormone(GIH)... The ablation(surgical removal) of eye stalks, which have the glands containing the inhibitory hormone, has been shown to accelerate vitellogenesis. 4, record 2, English, - gonad%2Dinhibiting%20hormone
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Biologie marine
- Crustacés
- Aquaculture
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- hormone inhibitrice de la gonade
1, record 2, French, hormone%20inhibitrice%20de%20la%20gonade
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- GIH 1, record 2, French, GIH
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Hormone contenue dans le pédoncule oculaire de certains crustacés [décapodes] et qui inhibe le développement de la gonade. 2, record 2, French, - hormone%20inhibitrice%20de%20la%20gonade
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-11-22
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Crustaceans
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Cumacea
1, record 3, English, Cumacea
correct, plural
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An order of the class Crustacea characterized by a well-developed carapace which is fused dorsally with at least three thoracic somites and overhangs the sides. 2, record 3, English, - Cumacea
Record 3, Key term(s)
- cumacean
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Crustacés
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Cumacés
1, record 3, French, Cumac%C3%A9s
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ordre des crustacés malacostracés, dont la carapace est soudée aux trois ou quatre premiers appendices thoraciques. 2, record 3, French, - Cumac%C3%A9s
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les Péracarides sont généralement de petite taille, à tégument peu calcifié, [...] ils comprennent 6 ordres : Spélaeogryphacés, Mysidacés, Cumacés, Tanaidacés, Isopodes et Amphipodes [...] 3, record 3, French, - Cumac%C3%A9s
Record 3, Key term(s)
- cumacé
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Crustáceos
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- cumáceos
1, record 3, Spanish, cum%C3%A1ceos
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-06-16
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Biogeography
- Ecology (General)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- bipolar
1, record 4, English, bipolar
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Of, pertaining to, or occurring in both polar regions. 2, record 4, English, - bipolar
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The examples of bipolar distribution of crustacea. 2, record 4, English, - bipolar
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term "bipolar" is not precise. What is intended is taxa with widely discontinuous ranges to the north and to the south of the tropics. 2, record 4, English, - bipolar
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Biogéographie
- Écologie (Généralités)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- bipolaire
1, record 4, French, bipolaire
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qui appartient à la fois au pôle arctique et au pôle antarctique. 1, record 4, French, - bipolaire
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En biogéographie, «bipolaire» s'applique à une aire de répartition composée de deux parties, largement séparées, dans les hémisphères nord et sud. 2, record 4, French, - bipolaire
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2009-01-19
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Crustaceans
- Marine Biology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Cirripedia
1, record 5, English, Cirripedia
correct, plural
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- cirripedes 2, record 5, English, cirripedes
correct, plural
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An order of Crustacea including the barnacles. 3, record 5, English, - Cirripedia
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Crustacés
- Biologie marine
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- Cirripèdes
1, record 5, French, Cirrip%C3%A8des
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sous-classe de crustacés marins, fixés généralement toute leur vie, ou presque, enveloppés par un repli cutané renfermant le plus souvent des calques calcaires, à pattes multiarticulées, en panache recourbé (cirres), normalement au nombre de six paires (balane, anatife, etc.) [...] 2, record 5, French, - Cirrip%C3%A8des
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2005-07-08
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Crustaceans
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- crustacean
1, record 6, English, crustacean
correct, noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An animal belonging to the class Crustacea. 1, record 6, English, - crustacean
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Crustacea : A large class of Arthropodous animals, mostly aquatic, characterized by a hard, close-fitting, usually chitinous shell or ’crust’ which is shed periodically; comprising crabs, lobsters, crayfish, prawns, shrimps, and many others. 1, record 6, English, - crustacean
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Crustacés
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- crustacé
1, record 6, French, crustac%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Animal appartenant à la classe des crustacés. 2, record 6, French, - crustac%C3%A9
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 DEF
crustacés : Classe d'animaux arthropodes, ovipares, antennifères, au corps formé de segments munis chacun d'une paire d'appendices, à respiration branchiale, à carapace chitineuse. 1, record 6, French, - crustac%C3%A9
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Crustáceos
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- crustáceo
1, record 6, Spanish, crust%C3%A1ceo
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nombre común de los miembros de un subfilo de los artrópodos fundamentalmente acuáticos, dotados de mandíbulas y dos pares de antenas, como el cangrejo, la langosta el langostino y la quisquilla. 2, record 6, Spanish, - crust%C3%A1ceo
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En plural, clase que forman. 3, record 6, Spanish, - crust%C3%A1ceo
Record 7 - internal organization data 2003-11-20
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Crustaceans
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- ecomorphosis 1, record 7, English, ecomorphosis
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It refers to temporary and reversible changes in the body form of certain Crustacea due to environmental factors. For example, some passive animals that rely on floating may change their head or body shape in order to maintain buoyancy when water temperature or water viscosity is altered. 1, record 7, English, - ecomorphosis
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Crustacés
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- écomorphose
1, record 7, French, %C3%A9comorphose
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Modification temporaire de la morphogénèse liée à des facteurs écologiques. 2, record 7, French, - %C3%A9comorphose
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ce sont essentiellement: les écomorphoses: réajustement du cycle annuel aux fluctuations saisonnières par l'apparition d'une phase de repos estival entraînant une déviation temporaire et réversible de la morphogénèse, et une régression de l'anatomie (dégénérescence du tube digestif, hypertrophie du corps gras [...]. 2, record 7, French, - %C3%A9comorphose
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Crustáceos
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- ecomorfosis
1, record 7, Spanish, ecomorfosis
feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Análisis ambiental aplicado a la adaptación mesológica que produce una forma no sujeta a la influencia del medio. 1, record 7, Spanish, - ecomorfosis
Record 8 - internal organization data 2001-01-31
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Crustaceans
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- mysid
1, record 8, English, mysid
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A crustacea of the family Mysidae(order Mysidacea) 2, record 8, English, - mysid
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Crustacés
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- mysidacé
1, record 8, French, mysidac%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Assez grand crustacé de haute mer, parfois dépourvu de branchies. 1, record 8, French, - mysidac%C3%A9
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les mysidacés forment un ordre. 1, record 8, French, - mysidac%C3%A9
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1994-05-16
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
- Crustaceans
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- olfactory seta
1, record 9, English, olfactory%20seta
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
As in other crustacean groups, ... 2 groups of chemoreceptors appeared to be employed in different ways, with olfactory receptors operating in detection of water-bone stimuli and gustatory receptors functioning in the sampling of substrate-bound chemicals. Olfactory setae were typically more abundant than gustatory setae, although this was not true in all cases ... The first two stages, detection and localization, primarily involved olfactory setae, while the third, chemical characterization of the food item, was gustatory in nature ... [Source: BIOSIS database]. 2, record 9, English, - olfactory%20seta
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The ultrastructure of the so-called olfactory setae on the antennula of Daphnia magna Straus(Crustacea, Cladocera) [Source : PASCAL database]. 2, record 9, English, - olfactory%20seta
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Insects can also smell airborne chemicals, using olfactory setae, usually located on the antennae. 1, record 9, English, - olfactory%20seta
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plural: olfactory setae. 2, record 9, English, - olfactory%20seta
Record 9, Key term(s)
- olfactory setae
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
- Crustacés
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- soie olfactive
1, record 9, French, soie%20olfactive
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme « soie » est habituellement trouvé au pluriel. (Olfactif : relatif à l'odorat, à la perception des odeurs, appareil, organe olfactif). Terme connexe : soies sensorielles : soies qui sont des organes des sens (e.g. ouïe ou odorat), reliées au système nerveux des insectes. 1, record 9, French, - soie%20olfactive
Record 9, Key term(s)
- soies olfactives
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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