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CRASSOSTREA GIGAS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-01-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
- Seafood and Freshwater Food (Food Industries)
- Commercial Fishing
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Pacific oyster
1, record 1, English, Pacific%20oyster
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Japanese oyster 2, record 1, English, Japanese%20oyster
correct
- giant Pacific oyster 3, record 1, English, giant%20Pacific%20oyster
correct
- giant oyster 4, record 1, English, giant%20oyster
correct
- Pacific cupped oyster 4, record 1, English, Pacific%20cupped%20oyster
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pacific oyster: trade name recommended by the "Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales" and by Fisheries and Oceans Canada. 5, record 1, English, - Pacific%20oyster
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
- Produits de mer et d'eau douce (Industr. alim.)
- Pêche commerciale
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- huître creuse du Pacifique
1, record 1, French, hu%C3%AEtre%20creuse%20du%20Pacifique
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- huître géante du Pacifique 1, record 1, French, hu%C3%AEtre%20g%C3%A9ante%20du%20Pacifique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On trouve deux types d'huîtres, les huîtres creuses (genre : Crassostrea) et les huîtres plates (genre : Ostrea). 2, record 1, French, - hu%C3%AEtre%20creuse%20du%20Pacifique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
huître creuse du Pacifique : nom commercial normalisé par l'OLF et le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales. 3, record 1, French, - hu%C3%AEtre%20creuse%20du%20Pacifique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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