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HALF SOLE [3 records]

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Record 1 2016-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
  • Animal Pests (Crops)
Universal entry(ies)
Arion hortensis
Latin
CONT

Garden slugs grow up to 25 to 30 mm. The mantle is on the anterior part of the slug and the breathing pore is in the anterior half of the mantle. Garden slugs have a band along either side which is not distinct on the lower border. There is no dorsal row of tubercles, and the creeping sole is yellow to dark yellow or orange. The respiratory pore is in front of the midpoint of the mantle shield. There is no keel, and the sole of foot is not divided. The skin is rough and wrinkled, gray to dark brownish gray and often with small yellow-brown dots(color lighter toward the foot).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
  • Animaux nuisibles aux cultures
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Arion hortensis
Latin
CONT

La période humide qui a commencé en milieu de semaine favorise le développement et l'activité de bon nombre de mollusques, limaces telles que la limace des jardins (Arion hortensis) et escargots (Cepaea sp.).

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Footwear and Shoe Repair
DEF

Sole covering the tread or forepart of the foot only. It is much cheaper to replace a worn sole with a half sole than a long sole.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chaussures et cordonnerie
DEF

Morceau de semelle supplémentaire placé de l'avant à la cambrure d'une chaussure, afin d'en assurer l'étanchéité.

Spanish

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Record 3 1997-10-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radioactive Ores (Mining)
  • Gold and Silver Mining
CONT

In Europe arsenide uranium vein deposits were, for a long period of time, an important source of silver and, at the end of the nineteenth and first half of the twentieth centuries, the sole source of uranium, radium and cobalt.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minerais radioactifs (Mines métalliques)
  • Mines d'or et d'argent
OBS

arséniuré (adj.) : Se dit d'un corps simple allié ou combiné avec l'arsenic.

Spanish

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