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LOMBRIC [34 records]

Record 1 2025-04-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Algae
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A type of algae of the family Furcellariaceae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Algues
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Type d'algues de la famille des Furcellariaceae.

Key term(s)
  • algue lombric

Spanish

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Record 2 2022-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Worms and Related Organisms
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

An earthworm of the family Lumbricidae.

Key term(s)
  • American mud worm

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vers et organismes apparentés
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Ver de terre de la famille des Lumbricidae.

Spanish

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Record 3 2022-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Worms and Related Organisms
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

An earthworm of the family Lumbricidae.

Key term(s)
  • European night-crawler

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vers et organismes apparentés
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Ver de terre de la famille des Lumbricidae.

Spanish

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Record 4 2022-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Worms and Related Organisms
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

An earthworm of the family Lumbricidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vers et organismes apparentés
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Ver de terre de la famille des Lumbricidae.

Spanish

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Record 5 2022-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Worms and Related Organisms
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

An earthworm of the family Lumbricidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vers et organismes apparentés
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Ver de terre de la famille des Lumbricidae.

Spanish

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Record 6 2022-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Worms and Related Organisms
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

An earthworm of the family Lumbricidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vers et organismes apparentés
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Ver de terre de la famille des Lumbricidae.

Spanish

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Record 7 2022-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Worms and Related Organisms
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

An earthworm of the family Lumbricidae.

Key term(s)
  • American bark worm

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vers et organismes apparentés
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Ver de terre de la famille des Lumbricidae.

Spanish

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Record 8 2022-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Worms and Related Organisms
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

An earthworm of the family Lumbricidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vers et organismes apparentés
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Ver de terre de la famille des Lumbricidae.

Spanish

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Record 9 2022-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Worms and Related Organisms
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

An earthworm of the family Lumbricidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vers et organismes apparentés
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Ver de terre de la famille des Lumbricidae.

Spanish

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Record 10 2022-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Worms and Related Organisms
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

An earthworm of the family Lumbricidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vers et organismes apparentés
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Ver de terre de la famille des Lumbricidae.

Spanish

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Record 11 2022-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Worms and Related Organisms
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

An earthworm of the family Lumbricidae.

Key term(s)
  • night-crawler

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vers et organismes apparentés
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Ver de terre de la famille des Lumbricidae.

Spanish

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Record 12 2022-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Worms and Related Organisms
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

An earthworm of the family Lumbricidae.

Key term(s)
  • black head worm

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vers et organismes apparentés
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Ver de terre de la famille des Lumbricidae.

Spanish

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Record 13 2022-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Worms and Related Organisms
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

An earthworm of the family Lumbricidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vers et organismes apparentés
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Ver de terre de la famille des Lumbricidae.

Spanish

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Record 14 2022-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Worms and Related Organisms
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

An earthworm of the family Lumbricidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vers et organismes apparentés
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Ver de terre de la famille des Lumbricidae.

Spanish

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Record 15 2022-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Worms and Related Organisms
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

An earthworm of the family Lumbricidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vers et organismes apparentés
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Ver de terre de la famille des Lumbricidae.

Spanish

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Record 16 2022-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Worms and Related Organisms
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

An earthworm of the family Lumbricidae.

Key term(s)
  • European bark worm

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vers et organismes apparentés
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Ver de terre de la famille des Lumbricidae.

Spanish

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Record 17 2022-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Worms and Related Organisms
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

An earthworm of the family Lumbricidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vers et organismes apparentés
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Ver de terre de la famille des Lumbricidae.

Spanish

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Record 18 2022-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Worms and Related Organisms
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

An earthworm of the family Acanthodrilidae (formerly Megascolecidae).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vers et organismes apparentés
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Ver de terre de la famille des Acanthodrilidae (antérieurement Megascolecidae).

Spanish

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Record 19 2022-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Worms and Related Organisms
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

An earthworm of the family Lumbricidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vers et organismes apparentés
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Ver de terre de la famille des Lumbricidae.

Spanish

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Record 20 2022-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Worms and Related Organisms
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

An earthworm of the family Lumbricidae.

Key term(s)
  • red marsh worm
  • redmarsh earthworm

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vers et organismes apparentés
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Ver de terre de la famille des Lumbricidae.

Spanish

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Record 21 2022-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Worms and Related Organisms
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

An earthworm of the family Lumbricidae.

Key term(s)
  • square-tail worm

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vers et organismes apparentés
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Ver de terre de la famille des Lumbricidae.

Spanish

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Record 22 2022-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Worms and Related Organisms
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

An earthworm of the family Acanthodrilidae (formerly Megascolecidae).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vers et organismes apparentés
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Ver de terre de la famille des Acanthodrilidae (antérieurement Megascolecidae).

Spanish

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Record 23 2022-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Worms and Related Organisms
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

Ver de terre de la famille des Lumbricidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vers et organismes apparentés
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

An earthworm of the family Lumbricidae.

Spanish

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Record 24 2022-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Worms and Related Organisms
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

An earthworm of the family Lumbricidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vers et organismes apparentés
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Ver de terre de la famille des Lumbricidae.

Spanish

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Record 25 2022-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Worms and Related Organisms
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

An earthworm of the family Lumbricidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vers et organismes apparentés
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Ver de terre de la famille des Lumbricidae.

Spanish

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Record 26 2022-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Worms and Related Organisms
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

An earthworm of the family Lumbricidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vers et organismes apparentés
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Ver de terre de la famille des Lumbricidae.

Spanish

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Record 27 2022-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Worms and Related Organisms
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

An earthworm of the family Acanthodrilidae (formerly Megascolecidae).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vers et organismes apparentés
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Ver de terre de la famille des Acanthodrilidae (antérieurement Megascolecidae).

Spanish

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Record 28 2022-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Worms and Related Organisms
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

An earthworm of the family Lumbricidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vers et organismes apparentés
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Ver de terre de la famille des Lumbricidae.

Spanish

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Record 29 2022-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Worms and Related Organisms
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

An earthworm of the family Lumbricidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vers et organismes apparentés
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Ver de terre de la famille des Lumbricidae.

Spanish

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Record 30 2022-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Worms and Related Organisms
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

An earthworm of the family Lumbricidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vers et organismes apparentés
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Ver de terre de la famille des Lumbricidae.

Spanish

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Record 31 2022-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Worms and Related Organisms
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

An earthworm of the family Lumbricidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vers et organismes apparentés
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Ver de terre de la famille des Lumbricidae.

Spanish

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Record 32 2016-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

An insect of the family Calliphoridae.

Key term(s)
  • clusterfly

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Insecte de la famille des Calliphoridae.

Spanish

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Record 33 2011-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Worms and Related Organisms
  • Soil Science
  • Soil Improvement and Fertilizer Management
DEF

A concentric mass of earth or mud excreted by earthworms.

DEF

Excrement of earthworms which is an important factor in the modification of soils.

CONT

Earthworms swallow earth and digest out of it organic substances which have been broken down by other animals and bacteria, excreting the inorganic parts as feces. ... the piles of feces from earth worms in [each square meter] of meadow were weighed over a period of a year. It was found that the amount of earth brought up varied from 4.4 to 8 kg.

Key term(s)
  • casting

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vers et organismes apparentés
  • Science du sol
  • Fumure et amélioration du sol
DEF

Masse concentrique de terre et autres débris excrétée par les vers de terre.

CONT

[...] les vers ingèrent toujours un peu de terre et isolent temporairement une fraction du sol dans leur tube digestif. Après la digestion, ils rejettent un mélange de terre et de débris végétaux soit dans le sol, soit le long de leurs galeries ou bien en dépôts concentriques - des turricules - à la surface.

Key term(s)
  • tortillon
  • tortillon de ver de terre
  • tortillon de lombric

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gusanos y organismos semejantes
  • Ciencia del suelo
  • Abono y mejoramiento del suelo
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Record 34 1996-07-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Worms and Related Organisms
DEF

A large earthworm found in the surface of the soil usually at night and used for fish bait.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vers et organismes apparentés
DEF

Annélide communément appelé ver de terre, au corps cylindrique à couleur rougeâtre.

Spanish

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