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ERISTALIS TENAX [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-07-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- drone fly
1, record 1, English, drone%20fly
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- dronefly 2, record 1, English, dronefly
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An insect (order Diptera) of the family Syrphidae. 3, record 1, English, - drone%20fly
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- syrphe tenace
1, record 1, French, syrphe%20tenace
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- éristale gluante 2, record 1, French, %C3%A9ristale%20gluante
correct, feminine noun
- mouche pourceau 3, record 1, French, mouche%20pourceau
correct, feminine noun
- éristale 4, record 1, French, %C3%A9ristale
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Insecte (ordre des diptères) de la famille des Syrphidae. 5, record 1, French, - syrphe%20tenace
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2021-08-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Marine Biology
- Embryology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- marine larva
1, record 2, English, marine%20larva
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- aquatic larva 2, record 2, English, aquatic%20larva
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Most of the marine larvae swim by means of the synchronized beating of numerous minute contractile hairs known as cilia, though the cilia may be borne upon projecting arms (as in the larvae of sea urchins and brittle stars), on convoluted folds or ridges (as in starfish), on a girdle around the middle of the larva (as in most worms and mollusks), or all over (as in the larvae of jellyfish). 3, record 2, English, - marine%20larva
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
marine larva; aquatic larva: The plural forms are marine larvae and aquatic larvae. 4, record 2, English, - marine%20larva
Record 2, Key term(s)
- marine larvae
- aquatic larvae
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Biologie marine
- Embryologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- larve aquatique
1, record 2, French, larve%20aquatique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- larve marine 2, record 2, French, larve%20marine
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les larves aquatiques peuvent venir respirer l'air à la surface comme les larves de moustiques ou les larves d’Eristalis tenax, ou ver à queue, qui vivent dans les eaux très souillées et portent à la partie postérieure de leur abdomen un long tube respiratoire rétractile. 1, record 2, French, - larve%20aquatique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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