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DIMORPHIC [13 records]

Record 1 2025-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A spider of the family Salticidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Araignée de la famille des Salticidae.

OBS

saltique : Cette désignation est du genre féminin, mais certains auteurs l'emploient au masculin.

Spanish

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Record 2 2022-09-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

An insect (order Diptera) of the family Syrphidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Insecte (ordre des diptères) de la famille des Syrphidae.

Spanish

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Record 3 2022-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

An insect (order Coleoptera) of the family Chrysomelidae.

Key term(s)
  • dimorphic fleabeetle

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Insecte (ordre des coléoptères) de la famille des Chrysomelidae.

Spanish

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Record 4 2021-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Reproduction
  • Crustaceans
  • Aquaculture
DEF

The sexual union ... resulting in insemination or deposition of the male gametes in close proximity of the female gametes.

CONT

In astracids and parastracids the spermatophores are deposited either on the ventral surface of the female, or into the annulus ventralis which is known as a sperm storage chamber in cambarids... Cambarid [and astacid males and females] are cyclically dimorphic. The mating period is characterized by increased activity when sexually mature adult individuals actively seek their partners... Egg laying from the oviduct of the female is stimulated by the mating itself...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Reproduction des animaux
  • Crustacés
  • Aquaculture
CONT

Chez les mâles des Pénéidés, le spermatophore est [...] logé dans l'ampoule terminale. Celui-ci sera transféré à la femelle lors de la copulation. Chez les espèces [à thélycum fermé], les spermatophores sont insérés dans le thélycum, la partie contenant le sperme étant située en profondeur. [...] Par contre, chez les espèces [à thélycum ouvert], les spermatophores sont simplement déposés sur la face ventrale thoracique des femelles, la partie contenant le sperme se trouvant placée à l'orifice des oviductes.

Spanish

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Record 5 2016-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Worms and Related Organisms
  • Animal Pests (Crops)
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

Heterodera schachtii... is sexually dimorphic. Females, when visible on plant roots, are white, lemon-shaped and partially enclosed in root tissue. When a female dies, her body becomes a cyst and darkens to a brownish-black. Cysts detach from host roots easily and remain in the soil, containing as many as 600 eggs. Males and juveniles are vermiform and found in the soil. Males are often twisted through 90-180 degrees when heat relaxed.

CONT

Rapeseed is a host to sugar beet cyst nematode and thus should not be grown in short rotations that include sugar beets.

OBS

beet cyst nematode; Heterodera schachtii: terms extracted from the “Glossaire de l’agriculture” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Key term(s)
  • sugar-beet cyst nematode

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vers et organismes apparentés
  • Animaux nuisibles aux cultures
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CONT

Le colza peut servir d'hôte au nématode de la betterave; il faut donc éviter de le cultiver en rotations courtes avec la betterave à sucre.

OBS

nématode de la betterave; Heterodera schachtii : termes extraits du «Glossaire de l’agriculture» et reproduits avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gusanos y organismos semejantes
  • Animales dañinos para los cultivos
Entrada(s) universal(es)
OBS

Heterodera schachtii es un nematodo que parasita raíces de remolacha azucarera, otras quenopodiáceas y crucíferas. Forma quistes que permanecen adheridos a las raíces o en el suelo circundante.

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Record 6 2016-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A bird of the family Rhipiduridae.

OBS

In English scientific usage, all elements of names of bird species require capital letters except for hyphenated adjectives where the second word is not capitalized, for example, Black-crowned Night Heron.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Oiseau de la famille des Rhipiduridae.

OBS

rhipidure dimorphe : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux.

OBS

En français, les noms des espèces d'oiseaux acquièrent une valeur de nom propre; tous les substantifs génériques de même que tous les qualificatifs spécifiques qui précèdent le substantif générique doivent prendre la majuscule, par exemple : Pétrel minime, Petit Butor.

Spanish

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Record 7 2016-06-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fungi and Myxomycetes
  • Fungal Diseases (Mycoses)
  • CBRNE Weapons
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

A dimorphic fungus that remains in a mycelial form at ambient temperatures and grows as yeast at body temperature in mammals.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Champignons et myxomycètes
  • Maladies fongiques (mycoses)
  • Armes CBRNE
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Agent fongique responsable de l'histoplasmose.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hongos y mixomicetos
  • Enfermedades causadas por hongos (Micosis)
  • Armas QBRNE
Entrada(s) universal(es)
OBS

Hongo causante de la histoplasmosis.

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Record 8 2016-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A bird of the family Ardeidae.

OBS

In English scientific usage, all elements of names of bird species require capital letters except for hyphenated adjectives where the second word is not capitalized, for example, Black-crowned Night Heron.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Oiseau de la famille des Ardeidae.

OBS

aigrette dimorphe : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux.

OBS

En français, les noms des espèces d'oiseaux acquièrent une valeur de nom propre; tous les substantifs génériques de même que tous les qualificatifs spécifiques qui précèdent le substantif générique doivent prendre la majuscule, par exemple : Pétrel minime, Petit Butor.

Spanish

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Record 9 2011-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
  • Geology
OBS

Adj. of "dimorphism".

OBS

"Dimorphism" [cryst]. That type of polymorphism in which there occurs two crystal forms, known as "dimorphs".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
  • Géologie
DEF

Qui peut cristalliser dans deux structures cristallines.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
  • Geología
DEF

Dícese de la sustancia que puede cristalizar en dos sistemas diferentes.

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Record 10 2011-10-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biological Sciences
DEF

Any of a large group of parasitic and saprophytic fungi that cause ... moldiness and that exist as multicellular filamentous colonies.

CONT

There are four classes of industrially important microorganisms: yeasts, molds, single-cell bacteria and actinomycetes. The yeasts and the molds are more highly developed; together they constitute the fungi. Organisms of this type are eukaryotic, that is, their cells, like the cells of plants and animals, have a membrane-enclosed nucleus and more than one chromosome; they also contain organelles such as mitochondria.... The single-cell bacteria and the actinomycetes, in contrast, are prokaryotic: they have no nuclear membrane or mitochondria, and they have only one chromosome.

OBS

The dimorphic fungi exist, according to environmental conditions, as molds or unicellular(yeast) forms. The common molds are Mucor, Penicillium, Rhizopus, and Aspergillus.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciences biologiques
CONT

Il existe quatre classes de microorganismes d'importance industrielle : les levures, les moisissures, les bactéries unicellulaires et les actinomycètes. Les levures et les moisissures sont des organismes supérieurs au point de vue évolutif : ces organismes sont des eucaryotes c'est-à-dire que leurs cellules, comme celles des plantes et des animaux, possèdent un noyau délimité par une membrane et plusieurs chromosomes; elles contiennent également des organites tels que les mitochondries. (...) Les Moisissures sont des champignons filamenteux qui forment un important groupe d'organismes eucaryotes dépourvus de chlorophylle; ils constituent, avec les levures unicellulaires, les Mycètes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ciencias biológicas
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Record 11 2011-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Biotechnology
DEF

Of two forms.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Biotechnologie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
  • Biotecnología
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Record 12 2001-05-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Plant Biology
  • Botany
CONT

The buckwheat flower has no petals-the sexual parts, the ovary, three styles and eight stamens being enclosed in the petallike sepas. Four of the anthers bend out but turn their pollen inward. The other four turn their pollen outward(Knuth 1909, pp. 341-342). Some plants have flowers, referred to as the "thrum" type, with short styles and long filaments so the stamens extend above the styles. Other flowers, referred to as "pin" types, have long styles and short filaments so the stigma is avobe the anthers. Occasionally, the styles and stamens are at the same height. The long stamens and filaments are fully 3 mm; the shorter ones, about 2 mm. Although each plant bears flowers of only one form, the seeds from either form will produce plants having the dimorphic forms in about equal numbers. The thress styles lead to a single ovary with one ovule, so a flower can produce only one seed, which is about one-quarter inch long.

OBS

From the Latin prefix meaning "brevi" meaning short

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Biologie végétale
  • Botanique

Spanish

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Record 13 1977-05-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
OBS

[Order of alcyonarian coelenterates which includes the] sea pens; very long axial polyp and many lateral polyps, dimorphic. Triassic-Recent.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
OBS

[Ordre de coelentérés alcyonaires dont] les colonies, non fixées, à pédoncule plus ou moins développé, sont constituées de polypes polymorphes, régulièrement répartis sur une partie terminale.

Spanish

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