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Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- phantom cranefly 1, record 1, English, phantom%20cranefly
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tipule fantôme
1, record 1, French, tipule%20fant%C3%B4me
proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Provenance : ministère des Pêches et des Océans (MPO). 1, record 1, French, - tipule%20fant%C3%B4me
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1995-07-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- daddy longlegs
1, record 2, English, daddy%20longlegs
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- daddy-long-legs 2, record 2, English, daddy%2Dlong%2Dlegs
correct
- crane fly 3, record 2, English, crane%20fly
correct
- cranefly 2, record 2, English, cranefly
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any of numerous long-legged slender two winged flies (family Fipulidae) that resemble large mosquitoes, but do not bite, that produce larvae which usu. live in the ground or sometimes in water, and that are destructive to the roots of native and cereal grasses. 3, record 2, English, - daddy%20longlegs
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
- tipule
1, record 2, French, tipule
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sorte de moustique remarquable par l'extraordinaire longueur de ses pattes grêles et fragiles. (Les tipules proprement dites (tipula) comptent parmi les plus grands diptères d'Europe. Les larves de certaines espèces peuvent être nuisibles dans les prairies ou dans les cultures potagères. Famille de tipulidés, du groupe des diptères sématocères.) 2, record 2, French, - tipule
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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