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WORMY [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-03-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
- Animal Pests (Crops)
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- codling moth
1, record 1, English, codling%20moth
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An insect that, in the larval stage, is the main cause of wormy apples and walnuts. 2, record 1, English, - codling%20moth
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
- Animaux nuisibles aux cultures
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- carpocapse de la pomme
1, record 1, French, carpocapse%20de%20la%20pomme
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pyrale de la pomme 2, record 1, French, pyrale%20de%20la%20pomme
correct, feminine noun
- carpocapse des pommes 3, record 1, French, carpocapse%20des%20pommes
correct, masculine noun
- pyrale des pommes 4, record 1, French, pyrale%20des%20pommes
correct, feminine noun
- carpocapse des pommes et des poires 5, record 1, French, carpocapse%20des%20pommes%20et%20des%20poires
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les papillons pondent leurs œufs sur les jeunes fruits, la chenille perce un trou, pénètre dans la chair qu'elle ronge à mesure que le fruit mûrit, puis elle le quitte pour se chrysalider au-dehors. Laspeyresia pomonella, ou pyrale des pommes, attaque les pommes, les noix, les amandes [...] 4, record 1, French, - carpocapse%20de%20la%20pomme
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Insectos, ciempiés, arañas y escorpiones
- Animales dañinos para los cultivos
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- gusano de las manzanas
1, record 1, Spanish, gusano%20de%20las%20manzanas
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- agusanado de las manzanas 2, record 1, Spanish, agusanado%20de%20las%20manzanas
masculine noun
- polilla de las manzanas 3, record 1, Spanish, polilla%20de%20las%20manzanas
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lepidóptero de la familia Tortricidae cuya oruga causa graves daños en los frutales de pepita y hueso (especialmente en manzanas y peras). 2, record 1, Spanish, - gusano%20de%20las%20manzanas
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Es, sin duda, el agusanado la más grave plaga que padecen los frutales en España, especialmente los manzanos y perales, si bien los membrilleros también son frecuentemente atacados y esporádicamente también pueden serlo algunos frutales de hueso, como melocotoneros, albaricoqueros y ciruelos cuando están mezclados en el campo con otros de pepita. 4, record 1, Spanish, - gusano%20de%20las%20manzanas
Record 1, Key term(s)
- agusanado de las manzanas y de las peras
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-01-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- timber worm
1, record 2, English, timber%20worm
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- timberworm 2, record 2, English, timberworm
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A loose, collective term... for certain organisms, particularly marine borers and the larvae of certain insects that tunnel in structural timbers, making the so-called wormholes and rendering the timber itself wormy. 3, record 2, English, - timber%20worm
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- ver du bois
1, record 2, French, ver%20du%20bois
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Terme [...] pour désigner certains organismes, larves d'insectes ou parasites marins, qui perforent les bois mis en œuvre et y font des trous de ver. 2, record 2, French, - ver%20du%20bois
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2002-01-30
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- wood worm
1, record 3, English, wood%20worm
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A loose, collective term(but firmly established) for certain insect larvae, more particularly those of furniture and powder-post beetles, that tunnel in wood, making wormholes and rendering the wood itself wormy. 2, record 3, English, - wood%20worm
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- ver du bois
1, record 3, French, ver%20du%20bois
see observation, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Terme [flou] pour désigner certaines larves d'insectes, plus particulièrement celles qui perforent les meubles et y forment des trous de ver et vermoulures. 1, record 3, French, - ver%20du%20bois
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Selon le Dictionnaire forestier multilingue d'André Métro, ver du bois serait un terme impropre. 2, record 3, French, - ver%20du%20bois
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Insectos, ciempiés, arañas y escorpiones
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- polilla de la madera
1, record 3, Spanish, polilla%20de%20la%20madera
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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