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POMACE FLIES [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-08-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- vinegar flies
1, record 1, English, vinegar%20flies
correct, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- small fruit flies 2, record 1, English, small%20fruit%20flies
correct, plural
- pomace flies 1, record 1, English, pomace%20flies
correct, plural
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A family of insect which belongs to the order Diptera. 3, record 1, English, - vinegar%20flies
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
- drosophiles
1, record 1, French, drosophiles
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mouches du vinaigre 1, record 1, French, mouches%20du%20vinaigre
correct, feminine noun, plural
- moucherons 1, record 1, French, moucherons
correct, masculine noun, plural
- petites mouches à fruits 2, record 1, French, petites%20mouches%20%C3%A0%20fruits
see observation, feminine noun, plural
- mouches des fruits 2, record 1, French, mouches%20des%20fruits
see observation, feminine noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Famille d'insectes de l'ordre des diptères (Diptera). 3, record 1, French, - drosophiles
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
petites mouches à fruits : On devrait plutôt utiliser les termes drosophiles, mouches du vinaigre ou moucherons pour désigner la famille les insectes de la famille des Drosophilidae. 3, record 1, French, - drosophiles
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
mouches des fruits : La plupart des auteurs utilisent ce terme pour désigner les insectes de la famille des Tephritidae (téphrites) et non pour désigner les Drosophilidae. 3, record 1, French, - drosophiles
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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