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NOMEUS [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-07-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- common laceweaver
1, record 1, English, common%20laceweaver
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A spider of the family Amaurobiidae. 2, record 1, English, - common%20laceweaver
Record 1, Key term(s)
- common lace-weaver
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
- amaurobe nommé
1, record 1, French, amaurobe%20nomm%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Araignée de la famille des Amaurobiidae. 2, record 1, French, - amaurobe%20nomm%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-02-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Fish
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- shepherd fish 1, record 2, English, shepherd%20fish
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The fish Nomeus gronovii, about eight centimetres long, lives among the tentacles of Physalia and is almost immune to the poison from the stinging cells. Nomeus feeds on the tentacles, which are constantly regenerated; sometimes the fish is eaten by Physalia. 2, record 2, English, - shepherd%20fish
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- nomeus
1, record 2, French, nomeus
Latin
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Seuls les Poissons du genre Nomeus semblent ne pas redouter le contact des cellules urticantes de la Physalie. 2, record 2, French, - nomeus
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2016-01-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Fish
- Zoology
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- man-of-war
1, record 3, English, man%2Dof%2Dwar
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- man-o'-war fish 2, record 3, English, man%2Do%27%2Dwar%20fish
correct
- man-of-war fish 3, record 3, English, man%2Dof%2Dwar%20fish
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A small fish ("Nomeus gronoveii") of the family Nomeidae that is common in the Gulf of Mexico and that lives among the tentacles of the Portuguese man-of-war. 3, record 3, English, - man%2Dof%2Dwar
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Poissons
- Zoologie
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Physalier
1, record 3, French, Physalier
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le Physalier doit son nom à la Physalie, «Physalia physalis», une Hydro-méduse avec laquelle on le trouve souvent associé. 1, record 3, French, - Physalier
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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