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PREDACIOUS INSECT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-03-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- assassin bug
1, record 1, English, assassin%20bug
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A predacious insect of the family Reduvidae(order Hemiptera), living mostly on other insects though a few attack mammals and even man. 1, record 1, English, - assassin%20bug
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- réduvidé prédateur
1, record 1, French, r%C3%A9duvid%C3%A9%20pr%C3%A9dateur
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- réduve 2, record 1, French, r%C3%A9duve
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Insecte Hémiptère de la famille des Réduviidés, caractérisé par un cou distinct. 3, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9duvid%C3%A9%20pr%C3%A9dateur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Insecte auxiliaire pouvant détruire des arthropodes vecteurs de maladies; certains piquent occasionnellement l'homme. 1, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9duvid%C3%A9%20pr%C3%A9dateur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- predacious insect 1, record 2, English, predacious%20insect
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- insecte prédateur
1, record 2, French, insecte%20pr%C3%A9dateur
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ennemi d'autres insectes. 1, record 2, French, - insecte%20pr%C3%A9dateur
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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