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LEPISMA [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
- silverfish
1, record 1, English, silverfish
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- silver-fish 2, record 1, English, silver%2Dfish
correct
- fish moth 3, record 1, English, fish%20moth
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any of various small wingless silvery insects of the order Thysanura; esp. : an insect(Lepisma saccharina) found about houses and sometimes injurious to sized papers or starched clothes. 3, record 1, English, - silverfish
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
- lépisme
1, record 1, French, l%C3%A9pisme
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- poisson d'argent 2, record 1, French, poisson%20d%27argent
correct, masculine noun
- lépisme argenté 3, record 1, French, l%C3%A9pisme%20argent%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Petit insecte sans ailes; allongé, d'aspect nacré ou argenté, que l'on voit courir rapidement dans les maisons humides, les celliers, les sous-sols, où il ronge les papiers, les comestibles, les veilles étoffes de laine,etc. (Nom usuel petit poisson d'argent; nom sc. Lepisma saccharina; ordre des thysanoures; type de la famille des lépismidés.) 4, record 1, French, - l%C3%A9pisme
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-05-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Morphology and General Physiology
- Plant Biology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- lepisma
1, record 2, English, lepisma
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Morphologie et physiologie générale
- Biologie végétale
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- lépisme
1, record 2, French, l%C3%A9pisme
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Étamine avortée, réduite à une écaille membraneuse à la base des ovaires [...] 1, record 2, French, - l%C3%A9pisme
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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