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PARASITIC EEL [2 records]

Record 1 2021-05-06

English

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

Simenchelys parasitica (pug nosed eel) is a species of bony fishes in the family [Synaphobranchidae].

Key term(s)
  • snub-nosed eel
  • snub-nose eel
  • pugnosed eel
  • pug-nose eel
  • snubnose parasitic eel
  • snub-nosed parasitic eel
  • snubnosed parasitic eel

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Viticulture
  • Winemaking
OBS

Acetic fermentation may be impeded by an excessive growth of mother of vinegar, a slimy mass of bacteria, or of the parasitic vinegar eel, a minute, threadlike worm.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Viticulture
  • Industrie vinicole

Spanish

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