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TERRESTRIAL ARTHROPOD [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-03-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
- Zoology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- terrestrial arthropod
1, record 1, English, terrestrial%20arthropod
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- ground arthropod 2, record 1, English, ground%20arthropod
correct
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
- Zoologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- arthropode terrestre
1, record 1, French, arthropode%20terrestre
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- arthropode du sol 2, record 1, French, arthropode%20du%20sol
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-03-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
- Paleontology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- myriapod
1, record 2, English, myriapod
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any terrestrial arthropod belonging to the superclass Myriapoda, which includes insects. They are characterized by a body that is divided into a head and trunk with one pair of antennae on the head and uniramous appendages. They are rarely preserved as fossils but are known from the Upper Silurian to the present. 1, record 2, English, - myriapod
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
- Paléontologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- myriapodes
1, record 2, French, myriapodes
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les Myriapodes sont des entomorphes, trachéates, vermiformes, polypodes, pourvus de tubes de Malpighi, d'une seule paire d'antennes [...], et fréquemment d'organes de Tomosvary. 1, record 2, French, - myriapodes
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme rarement utilisé au singulier myriapode. 2, record 2, French, - myriapodes
Record 2, Key term(s)
- myriapode
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Insectos, ciempiés, arañas y escorpiones
- Paleontología
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- miriápodos
1, record 2, Spanish, miri%C3%A1podos
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2, Key term(s)
- miriápodo
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