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FRAYE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-10-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Animal Biology
- Animal Reproduction
- Aquaculture
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- spawning
1, record 1, English, spawning
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Biologie animale
- Reproduction des animaux
- Aquaculture
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fraie
1, record 1, French, fraie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- frai 2, record 1, French, frai
correct, masculine noun
- fraye 3, record 1, French, fraye
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Rapprochement sexuel chez les espèces à fécondation externe (p. ex. les poissons, les moules, les huîtres). 4, record 1, French, - fraie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2020-09-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Marine Biology
- Animal Reproduction
- Aquaculture
- Commercial Fishing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- spawning season
1, record 2, English, spawning%20season
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- spawning time 2, record 2, English, spawning%20time
correct
- spawning period 3, record 2, English, spawning%20period
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
That part of the year in which various fish species are sexually active. 4, record 2, English, - spawning%20season
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Biologie marine
- Reproduction des animaux
- Aquaculture
- Pêche commerciale
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- saison de fraie
1, record 2, French, saison%20de%20fraie
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- saison du frai 2, record 2, French, saison%20du%20frai
correct, feminine noun
- époque de fraie 3, record 2, French, %C3%A9poque%20de%20fraie
correct, feminine noun
- époque du frai 4, record 2, French, %C3%A9poque%20du%20frai
correct, feminine noun
- période de fraie 5, record 2, French, p%C3%A9riode%20de%20fraie
correct, feminine noun
- période du frai 6, record 2, French, p%C3%A9riode%20du%20frai
correct, feminine noun
- fraie 7, record 2, French, fraie
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie de l'année dans laquelle diverses espèces de poisson sont sexuellement actives. 2, record 2, French, - saison%20de%20fraie
Record 2, Key term(s)
- saison de fraye
- époque de fraye
- période de fraye
- fraye
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Biología Marina
- Reproducción de animales
- Acuicultura
- Pesca comercial
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- época del desove
1, record 2, Spanish, %C3%A9poca%20del%20desove
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- época de la freza 1, record 2, Spanish, %C3%A9poca%20de%20la%20freza
feminine noun
- estación de la reproducción 1, record 2, Spanish, estaci%C3%B3n%20de%20la%20reproducci%C3%B3n
feminine noun
- período del desove 2, record 2, Spanish, per%C3%ADodo%20del%20desove
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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