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GREEN EGGS [3 records]

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Record 1 2021-10-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Marine Biology
  • Fish
  • Aquaculture
DEF

green eggs :... newly-fertilized salmonid eggs [that may be moved from about 24 to 48 hours after fertilization].

OBS

green egg: designation usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • green eggs

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie marine
  • Poissons
  • Aquaculture
CONT

Les œufs peuvent être transportés quand ils sont verts (fraîchement fécondés), soit dans les premières 24 à 48 heures après la fécondation. Pendant cette période, où ont lieu les premières divisions cellulaires, l'œuf n'est pas fragile [...] Il devient ensuite très fragile aux chocs, pendant la période où l'embryon commence à se former, soit de 20 à 50 jours selon l'espèce de salmonidé et la température de l'eau. Plus tard, à partir du moment où les œufs sont œillés, ils peuvent de nouveau être transportés sans danger, et en principe jusqu'à l'éclosion. [...] Les œufs œillés se prêtent mieux aux transports de longue durée que les œufs verts [...]

OBS

œuf vert : désignation habituellement utilisée au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • œufs verts

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Biología Marina
  • Peces
  • Acuicultura
DEF

Óvulos de peces recién fecundados.

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Record 2 2015-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Prepared Dishes (Cooking)
  • Restaurant Menus
DEF

A salad from Nice, France, consisting of tomatoes, green beans, black olives, tuna, hard-cooked eggs and herbs, dressed with olive oil and garlic.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plats cuisinés
  • Menus (Restauration)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Platos preparados (Cocina)
  • Menú (Restaurantes)
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Record 3 2009-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
  • Animal Pests (Crops)
  • Viticulture
Universal entry(ies)
Pterophorus periscelidactylus
Latin
DEF

A common slender tan moth (Pterophorus periscelidactylus) whose larva makes a nest on grape leaves.

CONT

Grape plume moth, Pterophorus periscelidactylus(Fitch).... Eggs are laid in groups of two to ten on vines. Caterpillars are light green with white hairs, and are about 20 mm long. They feed on the upper leaf surfaces, tying the edges together with silk. Pupation occurs in early to mid June. The adult appears in late June. The moth is light brown with lighter markings, possessing narrow, plumed wings, and is about 14 mm long.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
  • Animaux nuisibles aux cultures
  • Viticulture
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Pterophorus periscelidactylus
Latin
CONT

Trois espèces principales causent des dommages : chenilles sont dévastatrices [...]- la larve du ptérophore de la vigne- une larve verte de 2 cm recouverte de soies blanches [...]

Spanish

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