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ENSIFERA [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sword-billed hummingbird
1, record 1, English, sword%2Dbilled%20hummingbird
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A bird of the family Trochilidae, living in the Andes. 2, record 1, English, - sword%2Dbilled%20hummingbird
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- oiseau-mouche porte-épée
1, record 1, French, oiseau%2Dmouche%20porte%2D%C3%A9p%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- docimaste porte-épée 2, record 1, French, docimaste%20porte%2D%C3%A9p%C3%A9e
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-09-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- long-horned orthoptera
1, record 2, English, long%2Dhorned%20orthoptera
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A suborder of insects which belongs to the order Orthoptera. 2, record 2, English, - long%2Dhorned%20orthoptera
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The Ensifera are jumping Orthoptera, with the hind femora more or less enlarged; they include the long-horned grasshoppers and crickets. 3, record 2, English, - long%2Dhorned%20orthoptera
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
- ensifères
1, record 2, French, ensif%C3%A8res
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sous-ordre d’insectes, qui appartient à l’ordre des orthoptères 2, record 2, French, - ensif%C3%A8res
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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