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CALAMISTRUM [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1991-05-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- preening comb 1, record 1, English, preening%20comb
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- calamistrum 2, record 1, English, calamistrum
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In the cribellate spiders ... the metatarsus on the last pair of legs has a row of hooks, called the calamistrum, which is used for combing out the special silk produced by the cribellum of these spiders. 2, record 1, English, - preening%20comb
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- calamistrum
1, record 1, French, calamistrum
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Brosse faite de soie raides qui existent aux pattes de certaines araignées. 1, record 1, French, - calamistrum
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les poils du calamistrum sont disposés comme les barbes d’une plume... [et sont] placés sur les basitarses de la 4e paire de pattes chez toutes les araignées dites "cribellates" [...] 1, record 1, French, - calamistrum
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1987-09-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- calamistrum 1, record 2, English, calamistrum
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Those spiders that possess the peculiar spinning organ known as the cribellum have also on the upper margin of the metatarsus of the hind legs one or two rows of curved spines; these constitute the calamistrum. 1, record 2, English, - calamistrum
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- calamistrum
1, record 2, French, calamistrum
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Placé sur le métatarse des pattes postérieures, le calamistrum est constitué par une ou deux rangées de crins disposés sur une arête, plus ou moins longs et variablement disposés, et insérés sur des anneaux cornés. 1, record 2, French, - calamistrum
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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