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LUNULE [10 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-07-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- white-naped honeyeater
1, record 1, English, white%2Dnaped%20honeyeater
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A bird of the family Meliphagidae. 2, record 1, English, - white%2Dnaped%20honeyeater
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
In English scientific usage, all elements of names of bird species require capital letters except for hyphenated adjectives where the second word is not capitalized, for example, Black-crowned Night Heron. 2, record 1, English, - white%2Dnaped%20honeyeater
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- méliphage à lunule
1, record 1, French, m%C3%A9liphage%20%C3%A0%20lunule
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Oiseau de la famille des Meliphagidae. 2, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9liphage%20%C3%A0%20lunule
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
méliphage à lunule : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux. 2, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9liphage%20%C3%A0%20lunule
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
En français, les noms des espèces d’oiseaux acquièrent une valeur de nom propre; tous les substantifs génériques de même que tous les qualificatifs spécifiques qui précèdent le substantif générique doivent prendre la majuscule, par exemple : Pétrel minime, Petit Butor. 2, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9liphage%20%C3%A0%20lunule
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-06-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- lunulated antbird
1, record 2, English, lunulated%20antbird
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- lunulated antcatcher 1, record 2, English, lunulated%20antcatcher
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A bird of the family Thamnophilidae. 2, record 2, English, - lunulated%20antbird
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
In English scientific usage, all elements of names of bird species require capital letters except for hyphenated adjectives where the second word is not capitalized, for example, Black-crowned Night Heron. 2, record 2, English, - lunulated%20antbird
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fourmilier lunulé
1, record 2, French, fourmilier%20lunul%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Oiseau de la famille des Thamnophilidae. 2, record 2, French, - fourmilier%20lunul%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
fourmilier lunulé : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux. 2, record 2, French, - fourmilier%20lunul%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
En français, les noms des espèces d’oiseaux acquièrent une valeur de nom propre; tous les substantifs génériques de même que tous les qualificatifs spécifiques qui précèdent le substantif générique doivent prendre la majuscule, par exemple : Pétrel minime, Petit Butor. 2, record 2, French, - fourmilier%20lunul%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-08-12
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Astartidae
1, record 3, English, Astartidae
correct, plural
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Bivalves of the] family Astartidae [are] trigonal rounded to subquadrangular in outline. [They are] concentrically ribbed to smooth, always ribbed around [the] beaks. Successive internal layers of radial riblets [are] periodically set up, under [a] concentric outer layer. [The] ligament [is] external or inframarginal, with [a] nymph and without [a] defined internal resilial pit. ? Middle Ordovician, Devonian-Recent. 1, record 3, English, - Astartidae
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Astartidae
1, record 3, French, Astartidae
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Les lamellibranches de la famille des Astartidae ont une] coquille épaisse, équivalve inéquilatérale, fermée, lisse ou ornée concentriquement; [une] lunule plus ou moins bien dessinée; [un] ligament externe. [Ils ont une] charnière comprenant deux cardinales sur chaque valve(quelquefois il n’ y en a qu'une ou au contraire trois) ;sur la valve gauche [les] latérales antérieures [sont] absentes, [les] latérales postérieures [sont] allongées plus ou moins rudimentaires, parfois aussi absentes. [La] ligne palléale [est] entière; [ils ont] deux impressions musculaires ovales; [le] bord des valves [est] lisse ou crénelé. 2, record 3, French, - Astartidae
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2001-11-21
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- anterior margin
1, record 4, English, anterior%20margin
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[The anterior margin of a pelecypod shell is the] part of [the] shell containing [the] mouth; [the] beaks of most pelecypods point forward. 1, record 4, English, - anterior%20margin
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- bord antérieur
1, record 4, French, bord%20ant%C3%A9rieur
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- côté buccal 1, record 4, French, c%C3%B4t%C3%A9%20buccal
correct, masculine noun
- côté antérieur 1, record 4, French, c%C3%B4t%C3%A9%20ant%C3%A9rieur
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le bord antérieur [d’une coquille de Lamellibranche] est marqué par la lunule, par les crochets généralement recourbés vers l'avant, à quelques exceptions près. 1, record 4, French, - bord%20ant%C3%A9rieur
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le bord antérieur et le bord postérieur se définissent d’eux-mêmes lorsque la carapace est orientée. 1, record 4, French, - bord%20ant%C3%A9rieur
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2000-09-07
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Opening and Closing Devices (Packaging)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- rip-cap
1, record 5, English, rip%2Dcap
correct, Great Britain
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- tear-off cap 2, record 5, English, tear%2Doff%20cap
correct
- tear-off closure 3, record 5, English, tear%2Doff%20closure
- stripseal 3, record 5, English, stripseal
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A type of bottle and can closure which consists of a smooth aluminum cap that has one or two tabs attached to it for easier opening. 4, record 5, English, - rip%2Dcap
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Modes d'ouverture et de fermeture (Emball.)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- capsule déchirable
1, record 5, French, capsule%20d%C3%A9chirable
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- capsule à déchirer 2, record 5, French, capsule%20%C3%A0%20d%C3%A9chirer
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Capsule composée d’un petit embouti lisse en aluminium qui comporte sur sa partie cylindrique une ou deux languettes destinées à l’ouverture après sertissage. 3, record 5, French, - capsule%20d%C3%A9chirable
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Aujourd’hui, les nécessités de l'automatisme ont vu le développement des capsules munies d’une languette découpée sur le dessus de la capsule, cette languette comportant soit un bourrelet, soit une lunule découpée, afin de permettre la préhension lors du déchirage. 4, record 5, French, - capsule%20d%C3%A9chirable
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1986-03-17
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Symbols, Motifs and Ornaments (Arts)
- Goldsmithing and Silversmithing
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- C-scroll 1, record 6, English, C%2Dscroll
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Symboles, motifs et ornements (Arts)
- Orfèvrerie et argenterie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- motif lunulé
1, record 6, French, motif%20lunul%C3%A9
proposal, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Lunulé : En forme de croissant. 2, record 6, French, - motif%20lunul%C3%A9
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1977-07-07
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- Megalodontidae
1, record 7, English, Megalodontidae
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Bivalves of the] family Megalodontidae (...) [have the following characteristics: the] shell [is] mostly medium-sized to large, thick, equivalve (...), gibbose, subtrigonal or ovate, usually with prosogyrous beaks; [the] hinge plate [is] massive, bearing in each valve one to several cardinal teeth which are commonly rather amorphous and not all of which diverge from [the] beak; lateral teeth [are] present in some genera; [the] ligament [is] external, opisthodetic, [the] nymphs [are] heavy; [the] pallial line [is] entire; [the] anterior adductor scar [is] deep, situated in [a] relatively dorsal and marginal position, just below [the] anterior end of [the] hinge plate; [the] surface [is] usually smooth or at most with weak concentric folds, but with radial ribs in a few forms. "M.Sil.-L.Cret." 1, record 7, English, - Megalodontidae
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- Megalodontidae
1, record 7, French, Megalodontidae
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Les Lamellibranches de la] famille des Megalodontidae(...) [ont une] coquille épaisse, équivalve, inéquilatérale, lisse ou striée concentriquement; [les] crochets [sont] recourbés en avant; [une] lunule [est] généralement bien marquée. [Ils ont un] ligament externe et [une] rainure ligamentaire courte; [un] plateau cardinal très épais portant de une à trois dents cardinales sur chaque valve; [une] ligne palléale entière; [une] impression musculaire antérieure à l'extrémité du plateau cardinal; [et une] impression postérieure sur une lame peu saillante qui s’enfonce légèrement sous le plateau cardinal. 1, record 7, French, - Megalodontidae
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1977-07-07
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- Carditidae
1, record 8, English, Carditidae
correct, plural
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Bivalves of the family Carditidae are] small to large, trapezoidal or rounded, with strong radial ribs and [a] shell margin invariably crenulated internally; [the] ligament [is] external. ... [the] anterior laterals [are] tuberculiform; anterior scars [are] set on [a] platform. Devonian-Recent. 1, record 8, English, - Carditidae
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- Carditidae
1, record 8, French, Carditidae
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Les Lamellibranches de la famille des Carditidae ont une] coquille épaisse, équivalve, inéquilatérale, ornée de côtes rayonnantes; [une] petite lunule; [des] crochets prosogyres, submédians ou antérieurs; [un] ligament externe; [une] charnière comprenant presque toujours deux cardinales sur la valve droite, trois sur la valve gauche(l'antérieure est souvent réduite) ;[des] latérales plus ou moins développées; [le] bord des valves crénelé; [une] ligne palléale entière; [des] impressions musculaires plus ou moins inégales. 1, record 8, French, - Carditidae
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1977-07-07
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- Crassatellidae
1, record 9, English, Crassatellidae
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Bivalves of the family Crassatellidae are] subquadrangular to trigonal in outline, rounded in front, more or less truncated posteriorly. [They are] concentrically ribbed to smooth. [An] Internal layer of radial riblets straight and continuous (...). [The] Ligament [is] internal, in [a] pit, which commonly obliterates [the] upper part of tooth 4b; [a] narrowly marginal nymphal ridge [is] behind [the] pit. "Dev. - Rec.". 1, record 9, English, - Crassatellidae
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- Crassatellidae
1, record 9, French, Crassatellidae
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Les Lamellibranches de la famille des Crassatellidae ont une] coquille équivalve, inéquilatérale, fermée, ornée concentriquement; [une] lunule bien marquée; [un] ligament dans une fossette sous le crochet; [une] charnière comprenant deux cardinales sur la valve droite, trois sur la valve gauche, [les] latérales [sont] généralement peu développées; [la] ligne palléale [est] entière. 1, record 9, French, - Crassatellidae
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1977-07-06
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- Limidae
1, record 10, English, Limidae
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Bivalves of the] family Limidae (...) [have a] shell [that is] usually equivalve (...), ovate, orbicular or subtrigonal, most commonly higher than long, many forms somewhat extended obliquely in [an] anteroventral direction (i.e., opisthocline); [they are] typically biauriculate but with [the] anterior auride reduced or absent in some forms and [the] posterior wing or auricle usually obtuse and commonly ill-differentiated from [the] body of [the] shell; [a] triangular cardinal area with [a] shallow triangular ligament pit [is] present in both valves, [the] umbones [are] well separated; many forms (...) [have an] anterior gape close to or well separated from [the] hinge margin and some (...) [have a] posterior gape also, [the] gapes affecting both valves equally; [the] hinge [is] edentulous or with weak teeth of [the] taxodont type; [they are] mosomyarian, adductor scars rather obscure in most forms; [the] surface [is] smooth or with radial ornament, concentric ornament [is] very rare; [the] ostracum (...) [has an] outer calcitic layer and middle and inner layers of non-nacreous aragonite. (Some Recent forms capable of swimming by [a] flapping of valves, (...) [have the] valve margins disposed vertically; some construct [a] protective nest with byssus threads.) "L.Carb.-Rec." 1, record 10, English, - Limidae
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- Limidae
1, record 10, French, Limidae
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Les Lamellibranches de la] famille des Limidae(...) [ont une] coquille équivalve ou presque équivalve, inéquilatérale, plus ou moins renflée, fermée ou bâillante; lisse ou ornée de côtes rayonnantes; [les] crochets [sont] recourbés vers l'avant, [il y a] souvent une lunule, fossette ligamentaire sous les crochets droite ou oblique; [le] bord cardinal [est] sans dents ou avec quelques dents parallèles, obliques, situées dans les angles supérieurs correspondant aux oreillettes; [un] byssus [est] présent ou absent; [et ils ont] une impression musculaire au voisinage du bord postérieur. Les Limidés sont libres ou fixés par leur byssus; dans le premier cas, ils peuvent se déplacer(...) par battements de leurs valves. 1, record 10, French, - Limidae
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
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