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ROCK ROLLER [2 records]

Record 1 2011-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
OBS

The larva of a caddis fly that lives in and carries around a silken case covered with bits of debris.

Key term(s)
  • caddis worm

French

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

Larve de trichoptère (phrygane), aquatique, qui se fabrique un étui (fourreau) protecteur à l'aide de la soie qu'elle produit et des matériaux (sables, résidus végétaux, etc.) qu'elle trouve dans son habitat.

Key term(s)
  • porte bois
  • porte buche

Spanish

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Record 2 1994-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
CONT

Barry Melrose, l'entraîneur des Kings de Los Angeles qui rencontraient le Canadien en grande finale de la coupe Stanley, avait tout du gros méchant antipathique : chromé, musclé, mâcheur de gomme, jeune et beau, «rock and roller», portant soie et lin, les cheveux longs, lourds et pleins de gel, un Américain, un barbare.

Spanish

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