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WHITE SHRIMP [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-01-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Crustaceans
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- estuarine shrimp
1, record 1, English, estuarine%20shrimp
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- estuarine prawn 1, record 1, English, estuarine%20prawn
correct
- white shrimp 2, record 1, English, white%20shrimp
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A species of shrimp of the family Palaemonidae. 3, record 1, English, - estuarine%20shrimp
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Crustacés
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- crevette blanche
1, record 1, French, crevette%20blanche
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Petite crevette typique des eaux estuariennes. 2, record 1, French, - crevette%20blanche
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2021-10-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Crustaceans
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- whiteleg shrimp
1, record 2, English, whiteleg%20shrimp
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Pacific white shrimp 2, record 2, English, Pacific%20white%20shrimp
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[A penaeid] prawn [that is] native to the eastern Pacific Ocean, from the Mexican state of Sonora to as far south as northern Peru. 3, record 2, English, - whiteleg%20shrimp
Record 2, Key term(s)
- white leg shrimp
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Crustacés
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- crevette à pattes blanches
1, record 2, French, crevette%20%C3%A0%20pattes%20blanches
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- crevette pattes blanches 2, record 2, French, crevette%20pattes%20blanches
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Crevette pénéide] originaire de la côte Est du Pacifique de l'Amérique latine, du Mexique jusqu'au Pérou. 3, record 2, French, - crevette%20%C3%A0%20pattes%20blanches
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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