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WOOD WORM [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-01-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- beach wormwood
1, record 1, English, beach%20wormwood
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- hoary sagebrush 2, record 1, English, hoary%20sagebrush
correct
- oldwoman 3, record 1, English, oldwoman
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A plant of the family Asteraceae. 4, record 1, English, - beach%20wormwood
Record 1, Key term(s)
- old-woman
- beach worm wood
- hoary sage-brush
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- armoise de Steller
1, record 1, French, armoise%20de%20Steller
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plante de la famille des Asteraceae. 2, record 1, French, - armoise%20de%20Steller
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2022-07-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- woodworm clown beetle
1, record 2, English, woodworm%20clown%20beetle
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An insect (order Coleoptera) of the family Histeridae. 2, record 2, English, - woodworm%20clown%20beetle
Record 2, Key term(s)
- wood worm clown beetle
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
- hister du bois
1, record 2, French, hister%20du%20bois
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Insecte (ordre des coléoptères) de la famille des Histeridae. 2, record 2, French, - hister%20du%20bois
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2002-01-30
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- wood worm
1, record 3, English, wood%20worm
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A loose, collective term (but firmly established) for certain insect larvae, more particularly those of furniture and powder-post beetles, that tunnel in wood, making wormholes and rendering the wood itself wormy. 2, record 3, English, - wood%20worm
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- ver du bois
1, record 3, French, ver%20du%20bois
see observation, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Terme [flou] pour désigner certaines larves d'insectes, plus particulièrement celles qui perforent les meubles et y forment des trous de ver et vermoulures. 1, record 3, French, - ver%20du%20bois
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Selon le Dictionnaire forestier multilingue d'André Métro, ver du bois serait un terme impropre. 2, record 3, French, - ver%20du%20bois
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Insectos, ciempiés, arañas y escorpiones
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- polilla de la madera
1, record 3, Spanish, polilla%20de%20la%20madera
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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