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CALYCULUS [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-09-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- calycle
1, record 1, English, calycle
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- calicle 2, record 1, English, calicle
correct
- calyculus 2, record 1, English, calyculus
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A row of bracts around the calyx, resembling an outer calyx. 3, record 1, English, - calycle
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- calicule
1, record 1, French, calicule
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Petit calice accessoire, placé à l'extérieur du calice proprement dit. 1, record 1, French, - calicule
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-02-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Visual Disorders
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- ocular cup
1, record 2, English, ocular%20cup
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- optic cup 1, record 2, English, optic%20cup
correct
- caliculus ophthalmicus 1, record 2, English, caliculus%20ophthalmicus
Latin
- calyculus ophthalmicus 1, record 2, English, calyculus%20ophthalmicus
Latin
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An indentation of the distal wall of the optic vesicle, brought about by rapid marginal growth, and producing a double-layered cup attached to the diencephalon by a tubular stalk (future optic nerve). 2, record 2, English, - ocular%20cup
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
This structure is first seen in the embryo during the third month. 2, record 2, English, - ocular%20cup
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Troubles de la vision
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cupule optique
1, record 2, French, cupule%20optique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- vésicule optique secondaire 1, record 2, French, v%C3%A9sicule%20optique%20secondaire
correct, feminine noun
- caliculus ophthalmicus 1, record 2, French, caliculus%20ophthalmicus
Latin
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
À partir de la troisième semaine embryonnaire, la paroi distale de la vésicule optique s'invagine dans le ventricule otique et l'ébauche, du fait de la croissance rapide de ses portions marginales. Elle est formée de deux feuillets, l'un rétinien ou distal, l'autre pigmentaire ou proximal. 1, record 2, French, - cupule%20optique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2002-08-07
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- calice
1, record 3, English, calice
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- calyx 2, record 3, English, calyx
correct, see observation
- calyculus 3, record 3, English, calyculus
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The cuplike living compartment of one coral animal; cuplike part of a crinoid above the stem and below any arms. 4, record 3, English, - calice
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[The] calice [is the] oral surface of [a] corallite, generally bowlshaped. 5, record 3, English, - calice
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term "calyx" used in reference sources such as Invertebrate Fossils (MOINV 1952) seems to have been abandoned in favour of "calice." 3, record 3, English, - calice
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Plural: calices or calixes. 4, record 3, English, - calice
Record 3, Key term(s)
- calixes
- calices
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- calice
1, record 3, French, calice
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] dépression plus ou moins profonde [à l'ouverture du polypier d'un anthozoaire], dans lequel s'enfonçait le polype. 1, record 3, French, - calice
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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