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AILANTHUS SILK [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-11-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Silk (Textiles)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- atlas silk
1, record 1, English, atlas%20silk
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- ailanthus silk 1, record 1, English, ailanthus%20silk
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A gray or brown silk fiber spun by attacus altissima. 1, record 1, English, - atlas%20silk
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Although sometimes described as a wild silk, it is semidomesticated. 1, record 1, English, - atlas%20silk
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Soieries
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- soie atlas
1, record 1, French, soie%20atlas
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-06-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- ailanthus silkmoth
1, record 2, English, ailanthus%20silkmoth
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The ailanthus silkmoth was introduced from China in the late 1800s in an attempt to establish a silk industry in the eastern United States. 2, record 2, English, - ailanthus%20silkmoth
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A moth of the family Saturniidae. 3, record 2, English, - ailanthus%20silkmoth
Record 2, Key term(s)
- ailanthus silk moth
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- bombyx de l'ailante
1, record 2, French, bombyx%20de%20l%27ailante
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le bombyx de l’ailante (Samia cynthia) est un grand papillon nocturne introduit de Chine en Europe pour produire de la soie. Son élevage peu rentable a vite été abandonné, mais quelques individus échappés de captivité ont fait souche dans certaines grandes villes où l’ailante avait été planté comme arbre d’ornement. 1, record 2, French, - bombyx%20de%20l%27ailante
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Papillon nocturne de la famille des Saturniidae. 2, record 2, French, - bombyx%20de%20l%27ailante
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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