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BICHE-DE-MER [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- holothurian
1, record 1, English, holothurian
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- sea cucumber 1, record 1, English, sea%20cucumber
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any of a class (Holothuridae) of echinoderms having an elongate flexible tough muscular body. 2, record 1, English, - holothurian
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- holothurie
1, record 1, French, holothurie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- concombre de mer 2, record 1, French, concombre%20de%20mer
correct, masculine noun
- holothuride 3, record 1, French, holothuride
correct, masculine noun
- biche de mer 3, record 1, French, biche%20de%20mer
correct, feminine noun
- biche-de-mer 1, record 1, French, biche%2Dde%2Dmer
correct, feminine noun
- bêche-de-mer 1, record 1, French, b%C3%AAche%2Dde%2Dmer
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Échinoderme allongé au tégument relativement mou, dont la symétrie bilatérale masque souvent la pentamérie. 1, record 1, French, - holothurie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
biche de mer; biche-de-mer; bêche-de-mer; concombre de mer : termes courants pour nommer une holothurie. 4, record 1, French, - holothurie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-01-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Seafood and Freshwater Food (Food Industries)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- trepang
1, record 2, English, trepang
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- bêche-de-mer 2, record 2, English, b%C3%AAche%2Dde%2Dmer
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The eviscerated, boiled, smoked and dried body of any of species of sea cucumber, used, esp. in the Orient, for making soup. 1, record 2, English, - trepang
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Produits de mer et d'eau douce (Industr. alim.)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- trépang
1, record 2, French, tr%C3%A9pang
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- tripang 2, record 2, French, tripang
correct, masculine noun
- bêche-de-mer 3, record 2, French, b%C3%AAche%2Dde%2Dmer
correct, feminine noun
- biche-de-mer 3, record 2, French, biche%2Dde%2Dmer
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nom donné à diverses espèces de grosses holothuries comestibles de la mer Rouge, des océans Indien et du Pacifique. 2, record 2, French, - tr%C3%A9pang
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1994-02-18
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Beach-la-mar
1, record 3, English, Beach%2Dla%2Dmar
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- Bêche-de-mer 1, record 3, English, B%C3%AAche%2Dde%2Dmer
correct
- Melanesian Pidgin 1, record 3, English, Melanesian%20Pidgin
correct
- Melanesian Pidgin English 1, record 3, English, Melanesian%20Pidgin%20English
correct
- Neo-Melanesian 1, record 3, English, Neo%2DMelanesian
correct
- Sandalwood English 1, record 3, English, Sandalwood%20English
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An English-based pidgin used widely in Melanesia as a trade and mission language; it also has become the native languages of the Bismark archipelago, the Solomon islands and the lingua franca of the Trust Territory of New Guinea. 1, record 3, English, - Beach%2Dla%2Dmar
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- beach-la-mar
1, record 3, French, beach%2Dla%2Dmar
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- bêche-de-mer 1, record 3, French, b%C3%AAche%2Dde%2Dmer
correct, masculine noun
- biche-de-mer 1, record 3, French, biche%2Dde%2Dmer
correct, masculine noun
- bichlamar 1, record 3, French, bichlamar
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pidgin mélanésien, à vocabulaire essentiellement anglais, employé dans les îles du Pacifique sud et en Nouvelle-Guinée. 1, record 3, French, - beach%2Dla%2Dmar
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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