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MOUCHES FRUITS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-08-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- vinegar flies
1, record 1, English, vinegar%20flies
correct, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- small fruit flies 2, record 1, English, small%20fruit%20flies
correct, plural
- pomace flies 1, record 1, English, pomace%20flies
correct, plural
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A family of insect which belongs to the order Diptera. 3, record 1, English, - vinegar%20flies
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
- drosophiles
1, record 1, French, drosophiles
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mouches du vinaigre 1, record 1, French, mouches%20du%20vinaigre
correct, feminine noun, plural
- moucherons 1, record 1, French, moucherons
correct, masculine noun, plural
- petites mouches à fruits 2, record 1, French, petites%20mouches%20%C3%A0%20fruits
see observation, feminine noun, plural
- mouches des fruits 2, record 1, French, mouches%20des%20fruits
see observation, feminine noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Famille d'insectes de l'ordre des diptères (Diptera). 3, record 1, French, - drosophiles
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
petites mouches à fruits : On devrait plutôt utiliser les termes drosophiles, mouches du vinaigre ou moucherons pour désigner la famille les insectes de la famille des Drosophilidae. 3, record 1, French, - drosophiles
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
mouches des fruits : La plupart des auteurs utilisent ce terme pour désigner les insectes de la famille des Tephritidae (téphrites) et non pour désigner les Drosophilidae. 3, record 1, French, - drosophiles
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-08-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- fruit flies
1, record 2, English, fruit%20flies
correct, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A family of insects which belongs to the order Diptera. 2, record 2, English, - fruit%20flies
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Fruit flies (Tephritidae) are the most agriculturally important family of flies. Some species are pests, together causing billions of dollars in losses annually, whereas other species are beneficial biological control agents of weeds. Fruit flies are also among the most attractive and biologically interesting Diptera. 3, record 2, English, - fruit%20flies
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
- mouches des fruits
1, record 2, French, mouches%20des%20fruits
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- téphrites 2, record 2, French, t%C3%A9phrites
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Famille d'insecte de l'ordre des Diptera (diptères). 3, record 2, French, - mouches%20des%20fruits
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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