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PHALLUS [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-04-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Religion (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- apotropaic
1, record 1, English, apotropaic
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Designed to avert or turn aside evil. 1, record 1, English, - apotropaic
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Religion (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- apotropaïque
1, record 1, French, apotropa%C3%AFque
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit d’un objet, d’une formule servant à détourner les influences maléfiques.(Dans l'antiquité gréco-romaine, le phallus, la main votive étaient des objets apotropaïques. On peut ranger encore dans cette catégorie le mauvais œil, aussi ancien, mais de signification encore actuelle.) 1, record 1, French, - apotropa%C3%AFque
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-02-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Sexology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- dildo
1, record 2, English, dildo
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An artificial penis used for sexual excitation. 1, record 2, English, - dildo
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sexologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- godemiché
1, record 2, French, godemich%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Phallus artificiel destiné au plaisir. 1, record 2, French, - godemich%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Sexología
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- dildo
1, record 2, Spanish, dildo
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Juguete sexual en forma de pene, fabricado de goma, madera, metal o plástico, que puede ser vibratorio y cuya utilización forma parte de las prácticas de sexo seguro [...] 1, record 2, Spanish, - dildo
Record 3 - internal organization data 2008-05-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Offences and crimes
- Sexology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- anal intercourse
1, record 3, English, anal%20intercourse
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- buggery 2, record 3, English, buggery
correct
- sodomy 3, record 3, English, sodomy
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sexual intercourse that is not the union of the genital organs of man and a woman. The term is most frequently applied to anal intercourse between two men or to sexual relations between people and animals. 2, record 3, English, - anal%20intercourse
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... Sodomy or buggery are biologically different acts which the legislature has decided to deal with separately. 4, record 3, English, - anal%20intercourse
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Infractions et crimes
- Sexologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- sodomie
1, record 3, French, sodomie
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- relations sexuelles anales 2, record 3, French, relations%20sexuelles%20anales
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Rapport sexuel qui consiste en une pénétration de l'anus puis du rectum du ou de la partenaire, généralement avec le pénis ou à l'aide d’un jouet sexuel, tel un godemichet, simulant un phallus. 3, record 3, French, - sodomie
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Relations sexuelles anales] Quiconque a des relations sexuelles anales avec une autre personne est coupable soit d’un acte criminel et passible d’un emprisonnement maximal de dix ans, soit d’une infraction punissable sur déclaration de culpabilité par procédure sommaire. 4, record 3, French, - sodomie
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
relations sexuelles anales : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel dans ce contexte. 5, record 3, French, - sodomie
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Infracciones y crímenes
- Sexología
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- sodomía
1, record 3, Spanish, sodom%C3%ADa
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2004-09-03
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- aedeagus
1, record 4, English, aedeagus
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- aedoegus 2, record 4, English, aedoegus
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The intromittent organ of a male insect. 2, record 4, English, - aedeagus
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
n. pl. aedeagi, aedoeagi 2, record 4, English, - aedeagus
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- édéage
1, record 4, French, %C3%A9d%C3%A9age
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- aedeagus 2, record 4, French, aedeagus
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Organe intromittent mâle, situé sous le scaphium et enfermé dans un fourreau formé par la partie terminale du conduit éjaculateur placé dans une évagination digitiforme de la paroi sternale. La partie distale du phallus, typiquement un tube sclérifié; souvent incorrectement appelé pénis, terme à réserver pour l'organe intromittent musculaire existant chez des animaux autres que les insectes(Snodgrass; Klots). 3, record 4, French, - %C3%A9d%C3%A9age
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Insectos, ciempiés, arañas y escorpiones
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- edeago
1, record 4, Spanish, edeago
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Órgano genital masculino externo de los insectos. 1, record 4, Spanish, - edeago
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