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DIONAEA MUSCIPULA [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Venus fly trap
1, record 1, English, Venus%20fly%20trap
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A carnivorous perennial plant of the family Droseraceae from warm temperate climates. 2, record 1, English, - Venus%20fly%20trap
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Venus's fly trap
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dionée gobe-mouche
1, record 1, French, dion%C3%A9e%20gobe%2Dmouche
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- dionée gobe-mouches 2, record 1, French, dion%C3%A9e%20gobe%2Dmouches
correct, feminine noun
- attrape-mouche 3, record 1, French, attrape%2Dmouche
correct, masculine noun
- gobe-mouches 2, record 1, French, gobe%2Dmouches
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plante de la famille des Drocéracées. 4, record 1, French, - dion%C3%A9e%20gobe%2Dmouche
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Pluriel : attrape-mouches. 3, record 1, French, - dion%C3%A9e%20gobe%2Dmouche
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
attrape-mouches (pl.) : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l’orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 5, record 1, French, - dion%C3%A9e%20gobe%2Dmouche
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1980-08-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Marine Biology
- Plant Biology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- water-wheel plant
1, record 2, English, water%2Dwheel%20plant
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Aldrovanda 2, record 2, English, Aldrovanda
Latin
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Of the active trappers Dionaea muscipula, the Venus's flytrap, is one of the most familiar ... Prey touching the leaf agitate tactile hairs; the action triggers a closing mechanism and the hinged leaf snaps shut. A closely similar mechanism of trapping, although on a diminutive scale, is found in another genus of the same plant family: Aldrovanda, the water-wheel plant. As its common name indicates, Aldrovanda is an aquatic plant. 1, record 2, English, - water%2Dwheel%20plant
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Biologie marine
- Biologie végétale
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- plante à roue hydraulique
1, record 2, French, plante%20%C3%A0%20roue%20hydraulique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- Aldrovanda 2, record 2, French, Aldrovanda
Latin
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'un des piégeurs actifs les plus connus est la Dionaea muscipula, ou dionée gobe-mouches [...] Toute proie touchant la feuille heurte des poils sensoriels, ce qui déclenche un mécanisme et la feuille à charnière se referme. Un dispositif de capture très voisin, bien que plus petit, existe chez un autre genre de la même famille : Aldrovanda, ou plante à roue hydraulique. Il s’agit d’une plante aquatique [...] 1, record 2, French, - plante%20%C3%A0%20roue%20hydraulique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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