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ROCK BORER [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-05-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- stone borer
1, record 1, English, stone%20borer
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- rock borer 1, record 1, English, rock%20borer
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any of several marine bivalve mollusks (as various members of the genera Petricola, Pholas, and Lithophaga) that bore holes in rock. 1, record 1, English, - stone%20borer
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lithophage
1, record 1, French, lithophage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mollusque bivalve qui, grâce à une sécrétion acide, creuse des galeries dans les roches pour s'y loger. 1, record 1, French, - lithophage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2020-06-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- arctic hiatella
1, record 2, English, arctic%20hiatella
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- wrinkled rock-borer 2, record 2, English, wrinkled%20rock%2Dborer
correct
- wrinkled rock borer 3, record 2, English, wrinkled%20rock%20borer
correct
- arctic saxicave 4, record 2, English, arctic%20saxicave
correct
- arctic rock borer 5, record 2, English, arctic%20rock%20borer
correct
- northern rock borer 6, record 2, English, northern%20rock%20borer
correct
- red nose 7, record 2, English, red%20nose
correct
- rock-borer 8, record 2, English, rock%2Dborer
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Hiatella arctica, known as the wrinkled rock-borer, the arctic hiatella or the arctic saxicave, is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Hiatellidae. The white shell of this mollusc is thick and more or less rectangular, but generally irregular in shape. It is up to 45 mm long. 9, record 2, English, - arctic%20hiatella
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- saxicave arctique
1, record 2, French, saxicave%20arctique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Elles sont également prédisposées à l'encrassement par d'autres salissures, comme […] la saxicave arctique (Hiatella arctica) et les huîtres sauvages. 2, record 2, French, - saxicave%20arctique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Construction Tools
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- jack hammer rock borer 1, record 3, English, jack%20hammer%20rock%20borer
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Outils (Construction)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- perforatrice de roche avec fleuret à marteau-burineur
1, record 3, French, perforatrice%20de%20roche%20avec%20fleuret%20%C3%A0%20marteau%2Dburineur
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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