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SCUTUM [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Adiantum tenerum Scutum
1, record 1, English, Adiantum%20tenerum%20Scutum
Latin
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Indoor fern of the Polydodiaceae family with small deltoid to triangular leaves. 2, record 1, English, - Adiantum%20tenerum%20Scutum
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Adiantum tenerum Scutum
1, record 1, French, Adiantum%20tenerum%20Scutum
Latin
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fougère d'intérieur de la famille des Polypodacées. Petites feuilles triangulaires, les frondes se nuancent de rouge. 2, record 1, French, - Adiantum%20tenerum%20Scutum
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-03-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
- Animal Anatomy
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- scutum distale
1, record 2, English, scutum%20distale
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- pulleys of the digit 1, record 2, English, pulleys%20of%20the%20digit
correct
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Courses hippiques et sports équestres
- Anatomie animale
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- scutum distal
1, record 2, French, scutum%20distal
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2008-03-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
- Animal Anatomy
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- scutum medium
1, record 3, English, scutum%20medium
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- pulley of the middle phalanx 1, record 3, English, pulley%20of%20the%20middle%20phalanx
correct
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Courses hippiques et sports équestres
- Anatomie animale
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- scutum moyen
1, record 3, French, scutum%20moyen
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- bourrelet glénoïdal 1, record 3, French, bourrelet%20gl%C3%A9no%C3%AFdal
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2006-04-06
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- scutum
1, record 4, English, scutum
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Valve of [a] cirriped shell opposite [the] carina and adjacent to [the] peduncle in some forms ... or opercular in others. [Pl: scuta.] 1, record 4, English, - scutum
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- scutum
1, record 4, French, scutum
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pluriel : des scutums, des scuta. 2, record 4, French, - scutum
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
scutums (pl.) : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2006). 3, record 4, French, - scutum
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Deux paires de valves couronnent l'ensemble: les "terga" et les «scuta». 1, record 4, French, - scutum
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2006-04-06
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Antique and Obsolete Weapons
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- scutum
1, record 5, English, scutum
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Armes anciennes
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- scutum
1, record 5, French, scutum
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bouclier que portaient les légionnaires, à l'époque romaine. 2, record 5, French, - scutum
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pluriel : des scutums, des scuta. 3, record 5, French, - scutum
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
scutums (pl.) : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2006). 4, record 5, French, - scutum
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2001-03-23
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- scutum
1, record 6, English, scutum
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- scutellum 1, record 6, English, scutellum
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A heavy, horny scale, as on certain reptiles and insects. 1, record 6, English, - scutum
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- écusson
1, record 6, French, %C3%A9cusson
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- scutellum 2, record 6, French, scutellum
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pièce dorsale du thorax de certains insectes. 1, record 6, French, - %C3%A9cusson
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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