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HAIRY CATERPILLAR [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- gypsy moth
1, record 1, English, gypsy%20moth
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An Old World tussock moth(Porthetria dispar) introduced about 1869 into the U. S. that has a brown male and a larger whitish female with wings marked by dark lines and that develops as a grayish brown mottled hairy caterpillar which is a very destructive defoliator of many trees. 2, record 1, English, - gypsy%20moth
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- spongieuse
1, record 1, French, spongieuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- bombyx disparate 2, record 1, French, bombyx%20disparate
correct, masculine noun
- bombyx spongieuse 3, record 1, French, bombyx%20spongieuse
masculine noun
- disparate 4, record 1, French, disparate
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cette mouche est fort utile car ses larves sont endoparasites des chenilles du disparate (Lymantria dispar). 4, record 1, French, - spongieuse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Insecte ravageur des forêts. 5, record 1, French, - spongieuse
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Insectos, ciempiés, arañas y escorpiones
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- lagarta de los frutales
1, record 1, Spanish, lagarta%20de%20los%20frutales
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-07-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hairy caterpillar
1, record 2, English, hairy%20caterpillar
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Most members of the family are insectivorous and feed principally on hairy caterpillars, which most other birds will not take. 1, record 2, English, - hairy%20caterpillar
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- chenille velue
1, record 2, French, chenille%20velue
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La majorité des Cuculidés sont insectivores et se nourrissent entre autres de chenilles velues que la plupart des autres oiseaux dédaignent. 1, record 2, French, - chenille%20velue
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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