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Record 1 2020-07-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
DEF

[An] arthropod ... that lives on other animals or on plants and sucks their blood or juices.

OBS

louse: The plural form is "lice."

Key term(s)
  • lice

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
OBS

Le terme «pou» [...] a été utilisé pour faire référence à de très nombreux animaux de taille variable et d'appartenances zoologiques variées, mais dont la caractéristique la plus fréquente est qu'il s'agit d'arthropodes — insectes ou crustacés — ectoparasites d'animaux ou de plantes.

OBS

pou : La forme au pluriel est «poux».

Key term(s)
  • poux

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Insectos, ciempiés, arañas y escorpiones
  • Microbiología y parasitología
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