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MALADROIT [12 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-04-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- clumsy riverbank ground beetle
1, record 1, English, clumsy%20riverbank%20ground%20beetle
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An insect (order Coleoptera) of the family Carabidae. 2, record 1, English, - clumsy%20riverbank%20ground%20beetle
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
- trèque maladroit
1, record 1, French, tr%C3%A8que%20maladroit
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Insecte (ordre des coléoptères) de la famille des Carabidae. 2, record 1, French, - tr%C3%A8que%20maladroit
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2023-03-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- bungling harp ground beetle
1, record 2, English, bungling%20harp%20ground%20beetle
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An insect (order Coleoptera) of the family Carabidae. 2, record 2, English, - bungling%20harp%20ground%20beetle
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
- harpale maladroit
1, record 2, French, harpale%20maladroit
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Insecte (ordre des coléoptères) de la famille des Carabidae. 2, record 2, French, - harpale%20maladroit
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2022-09-07
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- clumsy variegated mud-loving beetle
1, record 3, English, clumsy%20variegated%20mud%2Dloving%20beetle
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An insect (order Coleoptera) of the family Heteroceridae. 2, record 3, English, - clumsy%20variegated%20mud%2Dloving%20beetle
Record 3, Key term(s)
- clumsy variegated mud loving beetle
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- hétérocère maladroit
1, record 3, French, h%C3%A9t%C3%A9roc%C3%A8re%20maladroit
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Insecte (ordre des coléoptères) de la famille des Heteroceridae. 2, record 3, French, - h%C3%A9t%C3%A9roc%C3%A8re%20maladroit
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2022-07-27
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- impeded straight-snouted weevil
1, record 4, English, impeded%20straight%2Dsnouted%20weevil
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An insect (order Coleoptera) of the family Brentidae. 2, record 4, English, - impeded%20straight%2Dsnouted%20weevil
Record 4, Key term(s)
- impeded straight-snout weevil
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- brente maladroit
1, record 4, French, brente%20maladroit
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Insecte (ordre des coléoptères) de la famille des Brentidae. 2, record 4, French, - brente%20maladroit
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2022-07-19
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 5
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Cheilosia laevis
1, record 5, English, Cheilosia%20laevis
correct, Latin
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An insect (order Diptera) of the family Syrphidae. 2, record 5, English, - Cheilosia%20laevis
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Cheilosia laevis: There is no common name for this species of flower fly. 2, record 5, English, - Cheilosia%20laevis
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 5
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- syrphe maladroit
1, record 5, French, syrphe%20maladroit
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Insecte (ordre des diptères) de la famille des Syrphidae. 2, record 5, French, - syrphe%20maladroit
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2017-05-15
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
- Translation (General)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- awkward
1, record 6, English, awkward
correct, adjective
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- clumsy 1, record 6, English, clumsy
correct
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
- Traduction (Généralités)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- maladroit
1, record 6, French, maladroit
correct, adjective
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- gauche 1, record 6, French, gauche
correct, adjective
- malhabile 1, record 6, French, malhabile
correct, adjective
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2016-11-22
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Human Diseases
- Clinical Psychology
- Nervous System
Universal entry(ies) Record 7
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- developmental coordination disorder
1, record 7, English, developmental%20coordination%20disorder
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
- DCD 2, record 7, English, DCD
correct
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- specific developmental disorder of motor function 3, record 7, English, specific%20developmental%20disorder%20of%20motor%20function
correct
- developmental dyspraxia 4, record 7, English, developmental%20dyspraxia
correct
- childhood dyspraxia 5, record 7, English, childhood%20dyspraxia
correct
- clumsy child syndrome 1, record 7, English, clumsy%20child%20syndrome
avoid, pejorative
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A disorder in which the main feature is a serious impairment in the development of motor coordination that is not solely explicable in terms of general intellectual retardation or of any specific congenital or acquired neurological disorder. 4, record 7, English, - developmental%20coordination%20disorder
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
F82: code used in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems. 6, record 7, English, - developmental%20coordination%20disorder
Record 7, Key term(s)
- developmental co-ordination disorder
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Maladies humaines
- Psychologie clinique
- Système nerveux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 7
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- trouble de l’acquisition de la coordination
1, record 7, French, trouble%20de%20l%26rsquo%3Bacquisition%20de%20la%20coordination
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
- TAC 2, record 7, French, TAC
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- trouble développemental de la coordination 3, record 7, French, trouble%20d%C3%A9veloppemental%20de%20la%20coordination
correct, masculine noun
- TDC 2, record 7, French, TDC
correct, masculine noun
- TDC 2, record 7, French, TDC
- trouble spécifique du développement moteur 4, record 7, French, trouble%20sp%C3%A9cifique%20du%20d%C3%A9veloppement%20moteur
correct, masculine noun
- dyspraxie développementale 2, record 7, French, dyspraxie%20d%C3%A9veloppementale
correct, feminine noun
- dyspraxie de développement 4, record 7, French, dyspraxie%20de%20d%C3%A9veloppement
correct, feminine noun
- syndrome de l'enfant maladroit 5, record 7, French, syndrome%20de%20l%27enfant%20maladroit
avoid, masculine noun, pejorative
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Altération sévère du développement de la coordination motrice, non imputable exclusivement à un retard mental global ou à une affection neurologique spécifique, congénitale ou acquise. 4, record 7, French, - trouble%20de%20l%26rsquo%3Bacquisition%20de%20la%20coordination
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
F82 : code de la Classification statistique internationale des maladies et des problèmes de santé connexes. 6, record 7, French, - trouble%20de%20l%26rsquo%3Bacquisition%20de%20la%20coordination
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1996-08-12
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Physical Fitness Training and Bodybuilding
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- physically awkward child 1, record 8, English, physically%20awkward%20child
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Conditionnement physique et culturisme
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- élève physiquement maladroit
1, record 8, French, %C3%A9l%C3%A8ve%20physiquement%20maladroit
masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1995-03-09
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Documents and Works
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- The Student who is Physically Awkward
1, record 9, English, The%20Student%20who%20is%20Physically%20Awkward
correct, Canada
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Active Living Alliance for Canadians with a Disability Health Canada, Series of the Moving to Inclusion 2, record 9, English, - The%20Student%20who%20is%20Physically%20Awkward
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Titres de documents et d'œuvres
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- L'élève étant physiquement maladroit
1, record 9, French, L%27%C3%A9l%C3%A8ve%20%C3%A9tant%20physiquement%20maladroit
correct, Canada
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Alliance de vie active pour les Canadiens/Canadiennes ayant un handicap, Santé Canada, Série Intégration en mouvement 2, record 9, French, - L%27%C3%A9l%C3%A8ve%20%C3%A9tant%20physiquement%20maladroit
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1991-12-13
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- North American Football
- Baseball and Softball
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- fumbling 1, record 10, English, fumbling
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Football nord-américain
- Baseball et softball
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- échappée du ballon
1, record 10, French, %C3%A9chapp%C3%A9e%20du%20ballon
feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
- arrêt maladroit 1, record 10, French, arr%C3%AAt%20maladroit
masculine noun
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
arrêt maladroit (baseball), échappée du ballon (football) 1, record 10, French, - %C3%A9chapp%C3%A9e%20du%20ballon
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1986-01-17
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Pharmacology
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- blunderbuss therapy 1, record 11, English, blunderbuss%20therapy
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Pharmacologie
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- traitement maladroit 1, record 11, French, traitement%20maladroit
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Boxing
Record 12, Main entry term, English
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Boxe
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- boxeur maladroit
1, record 12, French, boxeur%20maladroit
masculine noun
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
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