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LARVE AQUATIQUE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-08-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Marine Biology
- Embryology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- marine larva
1, record 1, English, marine%20larva
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- aquatic larva 2, record 1, English, aquatic%20larva
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, 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 1, English, - marine%20larva
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
marine larva; aquatic larva: The plural forms are marine larvae and aquatic larvae. 4, record 1, English, - marine%20larva
Record 1, Key term(s)
- marine larvae
- aquatic larvae
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Biologie marine
- Embryologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- larve aquatique
1, record 1, French, larve%20aquatique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- larve marine 2, record 1, French, larve%20marine
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, 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 1, French, - larve%20aquatique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2018-02-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Reptiles and Amphibians
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- balancer
1, record 2, English, balancer
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Paired larval head appendages functioning as props until forelegs are developed in certain salamanders. 1, record 2, English, - balancer
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Usually plural. 2, record 2, English, - balancer
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Reptiles et amphibiens
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- balancier
1, record 2, French, balancier
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La phase larvaire aquatique est ainsi complètement supprimée chez Salamandra atra, qui est vivipare. Un œuf éclot dans chaque oviducte sous forme d’une larve munie de balanciers, d’organes de la ligne latérale et de branchies. 1, record 2, French, - balancier
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Utilisé surtout au pluriel. 2, record 2, French, - balancier
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-06-13
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- caddisworm
1, record 3, English, caddisworm
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- stick bait 2, record 3, English, stick%20bait
- rock roller 2, record 3, English, rock%20roller
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The larva of a caddis fly that lives in and carries around a silken case covered with bits of debris. 3, record 3, English, - caddisworm
Record 3, Key term(s)
- caddis worm
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- larve à fourreau
1, record 3, French, larve%20%C3%A0%20fourreau
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- porte-bois 1, record 3, French, porte%2Dbois
correct, masculine noun
- porte-buche 1, record 3, French, porte%2Dbuche
correct, masculine noun
- portefaix 1, record 3, French, portefaix
correct, feminine noun
- casset 1, record 3, French, casset
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Larve de trichoptère(phrygane), aquatique, qui se fabrique un étui(fourreau) protecteur à l'aide de la soie qu'elle produit et des matériaux(sables, résidus végétaux, etc.) qu'elle trouve dans son habitat. 2, record 3, French, - larve%20%C3%A0%20fourreau
Record 3, Key term(s)
- porte bois
- porte buche
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1991-04-01
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
Record 4, Main entry term, English
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- naïade
1, record 4, French, na%C3%AFade
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Larve aquatique des insectes de l'ordre des Odonates(GDEL). 1, record 4, French, - na%C3%AFade
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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