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DECAPODA [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-01-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Crustaceans
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- American lobster
1, record 1, English, American%20lobster
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- lobster 2, record 1, English, lobster
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Order :Decapoda. Family : Nephropidae. Genus : Homarus. 3, record 1, English, - American%20lobster
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Crustacés
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- homard américain
1, record 1, French, homard%20am%C3%A9ricain
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- homard d'Amérique 2, record 1, French, homard%20d%27Am%C3%A9rique
correct, masculine noun
- homard 3, record 1, French, homard
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ordre : Décapodes. Famille : Néphropidés. Genre : Homarus. 4, record 1, French, - homard%20am%C3%A9ricain
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
homard : désignation normalisée par l'Office québécois de la langue française. 4, record 1, French, - homard%20am%C3%A9ricain
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Crustáceos
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- bogavante americano
1, record 1, Spanish, bogavante%20americano
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que [...] dentro de los salpicones de marisco, el más apreciado, el más ilustre, es el de bogavante, [...] ese animalito al que los franceses llaman "homard" y los ingleses "lobster" y que los malos traductores pasan al español como "langosta", cuando, evidentemente, no se trata de langosta. 2, record 1, Spanish, - bogavante%20americano
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-02-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Crustaceans
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- true crab
1, record 2, English, true%20crab
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- brachyura 2, record 2, English, brachyura
correct
- brachyoura 3, record 2, English, brachyoura
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In some classifications a suborder of Decapoda comprising crustaceans with the abdomen greatly reduced and more or less folded against the ventral surface of the thorax and including the typical crabs. 3, record 2, English, - true%20crab
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Suborder, comprising the true crabs. 4, record 2, English, - true%20crab
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Crustacés
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- brachyoure
1, record 2, French, brachyoure
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nom scientifique des crabes. 1, record 2, French, - brachyoure
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-09-10
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Crustaceans
- Commercial Fishing
- Aquaculture
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- crab
1, record 3, English, crab
correct, noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The common name for a number of crustaceans in the order Decapoda having five pairs of walking legs, with the first pair modified as chelipeds. 2, record 3, English, - crab
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Crustacés
- Pêche commerciale
- Aquaculture
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- crabe
1, record 3, French, crabe
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nom commun donné à divers Crustacés Décapodes à corps massif, à exosquelette épais, pourvus de pinces. Le langage commun réunit sous l'appellation de crabe des Crustacés d'appartenances zoologiques diverses : Anomoures et surtout Brachyoures. 2, record 3, French, - crabe
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Crustáceos
- Pesca comercial
- Acuicultura
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- cangrejo
1, record 3, Spanish, cangrejo
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1993-06-28
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Crustaceans
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Natantia
1, record 4, English, Natantia
correct, plural
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a suborder of Decapoda comprising crustaceans(as the shrimps, prawns, and related forms) that have the rostrum usually long, the first antenna with a stelocerite, the second antennal scale larger, and the first abdomen well-developed, somewhat compressed laterally, and frequently flexed ventrally. 1, record 4, English, - Natantia
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Crustacés
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- Natantia
1, record 4, French, Natantia
correct, plural
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
sous-ordre de crustacés décapodes réunissant les formes nageuses communément appelées crevettes.(On tend aujourd'hui à séparer les deux grands groupes de crevettes, les pénéides, et les carides, dans des sous-ordres distincts.) 2, record 4, French, - Natantia
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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