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CRUSTACEAN [13 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-05-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Crustaceans
- Commercial Fishing
- Aquaculture
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- soft-shelled crustacean
1, record 1, English, soft%2Dshelled%20crustacean
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[The] soft-shelled crustaceans are especially vulnerable to attack from fish, other crustaceans, marine birds, reptiles, and mammals. 2, record 1, English, - soft%2Dshelled%20crustacean
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Crustacés
- Pêche commerciale
- Aquaculture
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- crustacé à carapace molle
1, record 1, French, crustac%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20carapace%20molle
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les amphipodes sont des crustacés à carapace molle ressemblant à des grands puces. 2, record 1, French, - crustac%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20carapace%20molle
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Crustáceos
- Pesca comercial
- Acuicultura
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- crustáceo de caparazón blando
1, record 1, Spanish, crust%C3%A1ceo%20de%20caparaz%C3%B3n%20blando
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Los anfípodos son crustáceos de caparazón blando que parecen grandes pulgas. 1, record 1, Spanish, - crust%C3%A1ceo%20de%20caparaz%C3%B3n%20blando
Record 2 - internal organization data 2014-10-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Crustaceans
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- amphipod crustacean
1, record 2, English, amphipod%20crustacean
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] shrimp-like organism that inhabits the deepest oceans to the tropical rainforests, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. 1, record 2, English, - amphipod%20crustacean
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Crustacés
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- crustacé amphipode
1, record 2, French, crustac%C3%A9%20amphipode
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] organisme semblable à des crevettes dont l'habitat s'étend des océans les plus profonds aux forêts tropicales humides, de l'Arctique jusqu'à l'Antarctique. 1, record 2, French, - crustac%C3%A9%20amphipode
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-04-10
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names (General)
- Aquaculture
- Crustaceans
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- crustacean farmer
1, record 3, English, crustacean%20farmer
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A person who practices crustacean farming. 1, record 3, English, - crustacean%20farmer
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Aquaculture
- Crustacés
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- crustaciculteur
1, record 3, French, crustaciculteur
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- crustacicultrice 1, record 3, French, crustacicultrice
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Celui ou celle qui pratique la crustaciculture [élevage des crustacés]. 1, record 3, French, - crustaciculteur
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2006-04-10
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Aquaculture
- Crustaceans
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- crustacean farming
1, record 4, English, crustacean%20farming
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The rearing of crustaceans. 1, record 4, English, - crustacean%20farming
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Aquaculture
- Crustacés
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- crustaciculture
1, record 4, French, crustaciculture
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- élevage des crustacés 1, record 4, French, %C3%A9levage%20des%20crustac%C3%A9s
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble des techniques utilisées pour [élever] des crustacés. 1, record 4, French, - crustaciculture
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
crustaciculture : terme recommandé par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales du Bureau de normalisation du Québec. 1, record 4, French, - crustaciculture
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2005-07-08
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Crustaceans
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- crustacean
1, record 5, English, crustacean
correct, noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An animal belonging to the class Crustacea. 1, record 5, English, - crustacean
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Crustacea: A large class of Arthropodous animals, mostly aquatic, characterized by a hard, close-fitting, usually chitinous shell or 'crust' which is shed periodically; comprising crabs, lobsters, crayfish, prawns, shrimps, and many others. 1, record 5, English, - crustacean
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Crustacés
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- crustacé
1, record 5, French, crustac%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Animal appartenant à la classe des crustacés. 2, record 5, French, - crustac%C3%A9
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 DEF
crustacés : Classe d'animaux arthropodes, ovipares, antennifères, au corps formé de segments munis chacun d'une paire d'appendices, à respiration branchiale, à carapace chitineuse. 1, record 5, French, - crustac%C3%A9
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Crustáceos
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- crustáceo
1, record 5, Spanish, crust%C3%A1ceo
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nombre común de los miembros de un subfilo de los artrópodos fundamentalmente acuáticos, dotados de mandíbulas y dos pares de antenas, como el cangrejo, la langosta el langostino y la quisquilla. 2, record 5, Spanish, - crust%C3%A1ceo
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En plural, clase que forman. 3, record 5, Spanish, - crust%C3%A1ceo
Record 6 - internal organization data 2003-12-09
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Fish
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- crayfish culture
1, record 6, English, crayfish%20culture
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- crayfish raising 2, record 6, English, crayfish%20raising
correct
- crayfish farming 2, record 6, English, crayfish%20farming
correct
- crawfish farming 3, record 6, English, crawfish%20farming
correct
- crawfish culture 4, record 6, English, crawfish%20culture
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Crawfish farming, usually alternating a rice crop with a crawfish crop in what were originally rice ponds, has prospered in Louisiana .... 3, record 6, English, - crayfish%20culture
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
crayfish; crawfish: Any of numerous freshwater crustaceans of the tribe Astacura resembling the lobster but usu. much smaller in size, all those of the northern hemisphere belonging to a single family (Astacidae) which includes the genera Atacus with species in Europe, Asia, and western No. America forms belong. 5, record 6, English, - crayfish%20culture
Record 6, Key term(s)
- crayfish breeding
- crustacean culture
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Poissons
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- astaciculture
1, record 6, French, astaciculture
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Élevage et multiplication des écrevisses. 2, record 6, French, - astaciculture
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
S'applique à l'écrevisse (espèces d'eau douce et non à la langouste) désignent les espèces Cambarus et Astacus. 3, record 6, French, - astaciculture
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Peces
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- astacicultura
1, record 6, Spanish, astacicultura
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cría industrial de cangrejos de río. 2, record 6, Spanish, - astacicultura
Record 6, Key term(s)
- cultivo de cangrejos de río
Record 7 - internal organization data 1999-05-17
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Monographs
- Commercial Fishing
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- Pilot project on crustacean waste value enhancement
1, record 7, English, Pilot%20project%20on%20crustacean%20waste%20value%20enhancement
correct, Canada
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Series: Project summary, 83. 1, record 7, English, - Pilot%20project%20on%20crustacean%20waste%20value%20enhancement
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Titres de monographies
- Pêche commerciale
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- Projet d'expérimentation pour la création de valeur ajoutée aux résidus de crustacés
1, record 7, French, Projet%20d%27exp%C3%A9rimentation%20pour%20la%20cr%C3%A9ation%20de%20valeur%20ajout%C3%A9e%20aux%20r%C3%A9sidus%20de%20crustac%C3%A9s
correct, Canada
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pêches et Océans Canada. Collection : Synthèse de projet, 83. 1, record 7, French, - Projet%20d%27exp%C3%A9rimentation%20pour%20la%20cr%C3%A9ation%20de%20valeur%20ajout%C3%A9e%20aux%20r%C3%A9sidus%20de%20crustac%C3%A9s
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1997-01-01
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Commercial Fishing
- Crustaceans
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- mysid crustacean 1, record 8, English, mysid%20crustacean
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Pêche commerciale
- Crustacés
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- crustacé de l'ordre des mysidacés
1, record 8, French, crustac%C3%A9%20de%20l%27ordre%20des%20mysidac%C3%A9s
masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1997-01-01
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Crustaceans
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- pelagic crustacean 1, record 9, English, pelagic%20crustacean
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Crustacés
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- crustacé pélagique
1, record 9, French, crustac%C3%A9%20p%C3%A9lagique
masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source : Pêches et Océans Canada. 1, record 9, French, - crustac%C3%A9%20p%C3%A9lagique
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1991-06-13
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Crustaceans
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- burrowing crustacean 1, record 10, English, burrowing%20crustacean
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Crustacés
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- crustacé fouisseur 1, record 10, French, crustac%C3%A9%20fouisseur
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
crustacé vivant enfoui ou tapis dans le sable type callianasse 1, record 10, French, - crustac%C3%A9%20fouisseur
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1985-10-31
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Documents and Works
- Crustaceans
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- Crustaceana International Journal of Crustacean Research
1, record 11, English, Crustaceana%20International%20Journal%20of%20Crustacean%20Research
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Titres de documents et d'œuvres
- Crustacés
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- Crustaceana International Journal of Crustacean Research
1, record 11, French, Crustaceana%20International%20Journal%20of%20Crustacean%20Research
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 1985-07-19
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Documents and Works
- Molecular Biology
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- Journal of Crustacean Biology
1, record 12, English, Journal%20of%20Crustacean%20Biology
correct
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Titres de documents et d'œuvres
- Biologie moléculaire
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- Journal of Crustacean Biology
1, record 12, French, Journal%20of%20Crustacean%20Biology
correct
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
Record 13 - internal organization data 1979-11-16
Record 13, English
Record 13, Subject field(s)
- Zoology
Record 13, Main entry term, English
- crustacean larva 1, record 13, English, crustacean%20larva
Record 13, Abbreviations, English
Record 13, Synonyms, English
Record 13, Textual support, English
Record 13, Key term(s)
- crustacean larvae
Record 13, French
Record 13, Domaine(s)
- Zoologie
Record 13, Main entry term, French
- larve de crustacé 1, record 13, French, larve%20de%20crustac%C3%A9
Record 13, Abbreviations, French
Record 13, Synonyms, French
Record 13, Textual support, French
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 OBS
B.T. - Environnement. 1, record 13, French, - larve%20de%20crustac%C3%A9
Record 13, Spanish
Record 13, Textual support, Spanish
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