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MELOLONTHA MELOLONTHA [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
- Animal Pests (Crops)
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cockchafer
1, record 1, English, cockchafer
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- cockchafer beetle 2, record 1, English, cockchafer%20beetle
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A large European scarablike beetle (Melolontha melolontha) that is destructive to vegetation, the larva feeding on roots, the adult on foliage. 1, record 1, English, - cockchafer
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
- Animaux nuisibles aux cultures
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- hanneton commun
1, record 1, French, hanneton%20commun
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Hanneton. Insecte très commun de nos régions, connu pour son vol lourd et pour les ravages de sa larve, ou ver blanc. (Famille des scarabéidés.) [...] Les espèces françaises sont le hanneton commun (Melolontha melolontha) et le hanneton du marronnier (M. hippocastani) [...] 1, record 1, French, - hanneton%20commun
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2014-01-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- chestnut cockchafer
1, record 2, English, chestnut%20cockchafer
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 Melolonthidae. 2, record 2, English, - chestnut%20cockchafer
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
- hanneton du marronnier
1, record 2, French, hanneton%20du%20marronnier
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 Melolonthidae. 2, record 2, French, - hanneton%20du%20marronnier
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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