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ABEILLE COMMUNE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-03-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
- Beekeeping
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- European honey bee
1, record 1, English, European%20honey%20bee
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- honeybee 2, record 1, English, honeybee
correct
- honey-bee 3, record 1, English, honey%2Dbee
correct
- honey bee 4, record 1, English, honey%20bee
correct
- hive bee 2, record 1, English, hive%20bee
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A bee that gathers and stores honey, especially the common hive-bee. 3, record 1, English, - European%20honey%20bee
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Races or varieties of the domestic bee are also distinguished by the names of the geographical localities in which they occur and from which they have been exported, as Italian, Carniolan, Syrian ... 5, record 1, English, - European%20honey%20bee
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
An insect (order Hymenoptera) of the family Apidae. 6, record 1, English, - European%20honey%20bee
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
- Élevage des abeilles
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- abeille domestique
1, record 1, French, abeille%20domestique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- abeille mellifère 2, record 1, French, abeille%20mellif%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
- abeille à miel 3, record 1, French, abeille%20%C3%A0%20miel
correct, feminine noun
- abeille commune 4, record 1, French, abeille%20commune
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Insecte social vivant en colonie (dans une ruche ou tout autre cavité), récoltant le nectar, le pollen et la propolis et produisant le miel, la cire, la gelée royale, le venin. 4, record 1, French, - abeille%20domestique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les races ou les variétés d’abeilles domestiques sont aussi distinguées par le nom des localités géographiques dans lesquelles elles sont trouvées et desquelles elles ont été exportées, comme les Italiennes, les Carnioliennes, les Syriennes [...] 5, record 1, French, - abeille%20domestique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Insecte (ordre des hyménoptères) de la famille des Apidae. 6, record 1, French, - abeille%20domestique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2018-03-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- bumble bee
1, record 2, English, bumble%20bee
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- bumblebee 2, record 2, English, bumblebee
correct, see observation
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any of a number of related large, hairy, yellow-and-black social bees. 2, record 2, English, - bumble%20bee
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Nests are often made in holes in the ground or in trees ... They consist of cells made from wax like those of the hive bee but dark brown and less regular. Most of the members of a colony die off in winter, leaving only the fertilized queens to hibernate and found new colonies the following year. 3, record 2, English, - bumble%20bee
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
bumblebee: common name also used to refer to the species Bombus impatiens. 4, record 2, English, - bumble%20bee
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
bumble bee: term extracted from the “Glossaire de l’agriculture” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 5, record 2, English, - bumble%20bee
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- bourdon
1, record 2, French, bourdon
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le bourdon (Bombus) est un insecte du groupe des Apidés sociaux [...]; les mâles et les ouvrières meurent dès les premiers froids; les femelles, pleines d’œufs fécondés, se réfugient dans un creux de rocher ou tout autre abri [...] Les larves sont logées dans des cases irrégulières formées d’une cire brune analogue à celle des abeilles [...] 2, record 2, French, - bourdon
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On donne à tort le nom de bourdon au mâle de l'abeille commune, qu'on appelle plus correctement «faux-bourdon». 2, record 2, French, - bourdon
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
bourdon : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’agriculture» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques. 3, record 2, French, - bourdon
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-08-26
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
- Animal Anatomy
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- sting
1, record 3, English, sting
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A sharp-pointed organ in certain insects and other animals (e.g. bees, wasps, scorpions) capable of inflicting a painful or dangerous wound. 2, record 3, English, - sting
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The sting of the worker bee is barbed so that once used, it cannot be pulled out of the skin of its victim. //After stinging, the bee pulls away from its victim, leaving the sting in the skin with the poison sac attached, its muscles still pumping poison into the puncture. The worker bee soon dies as a result of the loss of vital parts that remain with the sting. 3, record 3, English, - sting
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
- Anatomie animale
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- aiguillon
1, record 3, French, aiguillon
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dard effilé et rétractile, portant généralement une glande à venin, à l’extrémité de l’abdomen de certains hyménoptères (guêpe, abeille). 2, record 3, French, - aiguillon
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les femelles disposent, sous le dernier anneau, d’un aiguillon servant à percer le tégument d’autres animaux et à y injecter un venin. Chez l'abeille commune ouvrière, cet aiguillon, barbelé, reste fixé dans la blessure qu'il provoque, et l'insecte, mutilé, meurt. 3, record 3, French, - aiguillon
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Insectos, ciempiés, arañas y escorpiones
- Anatomía animal
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- aguijón
1, record 3, Spanish, aguij%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Órgano vulnerante de muchos animales. 1, record 3, Spanish, - aguij%C3%B3n
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