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SPIRACULA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- spiracle
1, record 1, English, spiracle
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
External opening of the tracheal system. 2, record 1, English, - spiracle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In insects, air is carried directly to the organs and tissues through a system of fine tubes called the tracheal system. The external openings of the tracheal system are located along the sides of the body and are called spiracles. 3, record 1, English, - spiracle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The plural of spiracula is spiraculae. 4, record 1, English, - spiracle
Record 1, Key term(s)
- spiraculae
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- stigmate
1, record 1, French, stigmate
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pore respiratoire débouchant aux trachées. Ouvertures latérales situées de chaque côté des segments du corps des insectes. 2, record 1, French, - stigmate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
De chaque côté, sur les anneaux mobiles de l'abdomen, qui sont toujours au nombre de six chez les mâles et de sept chez les femelles, débouchent les stigmates [...], sortes de boutonnières à bord élastique, tour à tour ouvertes ou fermées, par où l'air pénètre en de vastes trachées vésiculeuses et circule ensuite à travers tout le corps par la voie de fins canalicules ramifiés, assurant la respiration. 3, record 1, French, - stigmate
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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