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HOMARUS AMERICANUS [1 record]
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
- American lobster
1, record 1, English, American%20lobster
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- lobster 2, record 1, English, lobster
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Order: Decapoda. Family: Nephropidae. Genus: Homarus. 3, record 1, English, - American%20lobster
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Crustacés
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- homard américain
1, record 1, French, homard%20am%C3%A9ricain
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- homard d'Amérique 2, record 1, French, homard%20d%27Am%C3%A9rique
correct, masculine noun
- homard 3, record 1, French, homard
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ordre : Décapodes. Famille : Néphropidés. Genre : Homarus. 4, record 1, French, - homard%20am%C3%A9ricain
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
homard : désignation normalisée par l'Office québécois de la langue française. 4, record 1, French, - homard%20am%C3%A9ricain
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Crustáceos
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- bogavante americano
1, record 1, Spanish, bogavante%20americano
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que [...] dentro de los salpicones de marisco, el más apreciado, el más ilustre, es el de bogavante, [...] ese animalito al que los franceses llaman "homard" y los ingleses "lobster" y que los malos traductores pasan al español como "langosta", cuando, evidentemente, no se trata de langosta. 2, record 1, Spanish, - bogavante%20americano
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