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HIBERNATE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-03-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- bumble bee
1, record 1, English, bumble%20bee
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- bumblebee 2, record 1, English, bumblebee
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any of a number of related large, hairy, yellow-and-black social bees. 2, record 1, English, - bumble%20bee
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Nests are often made in holes in the ground or in trees... They consist of cells made from wax like those of the hive bee but dark brown and less regular. Most of the members of a colony die off in winter, leaving only the fertilized queens to hibernate and found new colonies the following year. 3, record 1, English, - bumble%20bee
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
bumblebee: common name also used to refer to the species Bombus impatiens. 4, record 1, English, - bumble%20bee
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
bumble bee: term extracted from the “Glossaire de l’agriculture” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 5, record 1, English, - bumble%20bee
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
- bourdon
1, record 1, French, bourdon
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le bourdon (Bombus) est un insecte du groupe des Apidés sociaux [...]; les mâles et les ouvrières meurent dès les premiers froids; les femelles, pleines d'œufs fécondés, se réfugient dans un creux de rocher ou tout autre abri [...] Les larves sont logées dans des cases irrégulières formées d'une cire brune analogue à celle des abeilles [...] 2, record 1, French, - bourdon
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On donne à tort le nom de bourdon au mâle de l'abeille commune, qu'on appelle plus correctement «faux-bourdon». 2, record 1, French, - bourdon
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
bourdon : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’agriculture» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques. 3, record 1, French, - bourdon
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-10-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
- Animal Pests (Crops)
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- leaf-rolling tortrix
1, record 2, English, leaf%2Drolling%20tortrix
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- long-palped tortrix 2, record 2, English, long%2Dpalped%20tortrix
correct
- long-palpi tortrix 3, record 2, English, long%2Dpalpi%20tortrix
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Adult: 20 to 25 mm wingspan: brown head with 2 long labial palps directed anteriorly, forming a type of rostrum. Trapezoidal fore wings, straw yellow with 3 reddish brown transversal bands; uniformly slate grey and finely fringed hind wings. 3, record 2, English, - leaf%2Drolling%20tortrix
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Host plants: vines, Artemisia (Artemisia vulgaris), yellow bedstraw (Galium), bramble (Rubus), elm (Ulmus), hop, pear, plantain (Plantago), strawberry. 3, record 2, English, - leaf%2Drolling%20tortrix
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
[The larva], once hatched,... moves towards the trunk and takes shelter under the bark, in the support-stakes or under the grass inside a small silken cocoon, to hibernate. In spring, it eats the buds, then the young leaves at the extremity of the branches keeping them together with silk threads. 3, record 2, English, - leaf%2Drolling%20tortrix
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
- Animaux nuisibles aux cultures
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pyrale de la vigne
1, record 2, French, pyrale%20de%20la%20vigne
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- tordeuse printanière de la vigne 2, record 2, French, tordeuse%20printani%C3%A8re%20de%20la%20vigne
correct, feminine noun
- tordeuse des feuilles de la vigne 3, record 2, French, tordeuse%20des%20feuilles%20de%20la%20vigne
correct, feminine noun
- tordeuse des feuilles de vigne 3, record 2, French, tordeuse%20des%20feuilles%20de%20vigne
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Insecte de l'ordre des lépidoptères, de la famille des Tortricidés, dont les larves attaquent principalement la vigne et aussi d'autres plantes, cultivées ou non, comme le houblon, la ronce, le poirier, [etc.]. 4, record 2, French, - pyrale%20de%20la%20vigne
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[La] chenille au 1er stade mesure 1,2 à 2 mm et atteint 30 mm à son complet développement. La tête et le prothorax sont brun noir brillant, le corps grisâtre, verdâtre ou rougeâtre avec de fines soies insérées sur des tubercules clairs. 5, record 2, French, - pyrale%20de%20la%20vigne
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Larve : sitôt éclose, elle se dirige vers la souche et s'abrite sous l'écorce des ceps, dans les piquets ou sous les herbes à l'intérieur d'un petit cocon soyeux, pour hiverner. Au printemps, elle dévore les bourgeons puis les jeunes feuilles de l'extrémité des rameaux en les maintenant groupés par des fils de soie. Elle s'attaque ensuite aux jeunes grappes. Elle mordille également le pédoncule des feuilles qui se dessèchent et prennent une teinte roussâtre. 5, record 2, French, - pyrale%20de%20la%20vigne
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Le terme «pyrale de la vigne» est utilisé en français pour désigner l'insecte ravageur quel que soit son stade (chenille ou papillon). Lorsqu'il s'agit de la chenille, on devrait plutôt parler de «tordeuse» et non de «pyrale». 6, record 2, French, - pyrale%20de%20la%20vigne
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Insectos, ciempiés, arañas y escorpiones
- Animales dañinos para los cultivos
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- piral de la vid
1, record 2, Spanish, piral%20de%20la%20vid
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-12-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Computers and Calculators
- Operating Systems (Software)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- hibernate
1, record 3, English, hibernate
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Ordinateurs et calculateurs
- Systèmes d'exploitation (Logiciels)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- mettre en veille prolongée
1, record 3, French, mettre%20en%20veille%20prolong%C3%A9e
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- hiberner 2, record 3, French, hiberner
correct
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour passer en mode mise en veille prolongée manuellement : [...] dans Windows 2000, si la prise en charge de la mise en veille prolongée est activée, cliquez sur le bouton Démarrer, cliquez sur Arrêter, sur Hibernate (Mettre en veille prolongée), puis sur OK. 1, record 3, French, - mettre%20en%20veille%20prolong%C3%A9e
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
État d'attente d'un poste de travail. 2, record 3, French, - mettre%20en%20veille%20prolong%C3%A9e
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2001-09-28
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Animal Science
- Animal Behaviour
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- hibernate
1, record 4, English, hibernate
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
To winter; to spend the winter in some special state suited to resist it; esp. of animals that pass the winter in a state of torpor. 2, record 4, English, - hibernate
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Zootechnie
- Comportement animal
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- hiberner
1, record 4, French, hiberner
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit d'un animal qui passe l'hiver dans un état d'engourdissement complet (vie physiologique extrêmement ralentie). 2, record 4, French, - hiberner
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Zootecnia
- Comportamiento animal
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- hibernar 1, record 4, Spanish, hibernar
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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