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SAINT-JACQUES [11 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-01-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
- Seafood and Freshwater Food (Food Industries)
- Commercial Fishing
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- great scallop
1, record 1, English, great%20scallop
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Family: Pectinidae. 2, record 1, English, - great%20scallop
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
great scallop: trade name recommended by the "Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales" and by Fisheries and Oceans Canada. 2, record 1, English, - great%20scallop
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
- Produits de mer et d'eau douce (Industr. alim.)
- Pêche commerciale
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- coquille Saint-Jacques
1, record 1, French, coquille%20Saint%2DJacques
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Famille : Pectinidae. 2, record 1, French, - coquille%20Saint%2DJacques
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
coquille Saint-Jacques : nom français commercial normalisé par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales. 2, record 1, French, - coquille%20Saint%2DJacques
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
On peut vendre au Canada ou en France, sous le nom de coquille Saint-Jacques ou noix de Saint-Jacques, le muscle adducteur, parfois accompagné de corail, du pétoncle géant. Au Canada, on appelle parfois coquille Saint-Jacques un plat de fruit de mer servi dans une coquille. 1, record 1, French, - coquille%20Saint%2DJacques
Record 1, Key term(s)
- coquille St-Jacques
- coquille Saint-Jacques de Méditerranée
- coquille Saint-Jacques de l'Atlantique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Moluscos, equinodermos y procordados
- Productos del mar y de agua dulce (Ind. alimentaria)
- Pesca comercial
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- vieira
1, record 1, Spanish, vieira
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2023-01-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
- Seafood and Freshwater Food (Food Industries)
- Commercial Fishing
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- New Zealand scallop
1, record 2, English, New%20Zealand%20scallop
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Family: Pectinidae. 2, record 2, English, - New%20Zealand%20scallop
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
New Zealand scallop: trade name recommended by the "Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales" and by Fisheries and Oceans Canada. 2, record 2, English, - New%20Zealand%20scallop
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
- Produits de mer et d'eau douce (Industr. alim.)
- Pêche commerciale
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- coquille Saint-Jacques néozélandaise
1, record 2, French, coquille%20Saint%2DJacques%20n%C3%A9oz%C3%A9landaise
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- pecten de la Nouvelle-Zélande 1, record 2, French, pecten%20de%20la%20Nouvelle%2DZ%C3%A9lande
correct, see observation, masculine noun, Europe
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Famille : Pectinidae. 2, record 2, French, - coquille%20Saint%2DJacques%20n%C3%A9oz%C3%A9landaise
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
coquille Saint-Jacques néozélandaise : nom français commercial normalisé par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales. 2, record 2, French, - coquille%20Saint%2DJacques%20n%C3%A9oz%C3%A9landaise
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
pecten de la Nouvelle-Zélande : terme officialisé dans l'Union européenne. 2, record 2, French, - coquille%20Saint%2DJacques%20n%C3%A9oz%C3%A9landaise
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2023-01-04
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
- Seafood and Freshwater Food (Food Industries)
- Commercial Fishing
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- scallop
1, record 3, English, scallop
correct, noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any of a family (Pectinidae) of bivalve mollusks; esp., any of a genus (Pecten) with two deeply grooved, curved shells and an earlike wing on each side of the hinge, that swims by rapidly snapping its shells together. 2, record 3, English, - scallop
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
scallop: trade name recommended by the "Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales" and by Fisheries and Oceans Canada. 3, record 3, English, - scallop
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
- Produits de mer et d'eau douce (Industr. alim.)
- Pêche commerciale
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- pétoncle
1, record 3, French, p%C3%A9toncle
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- peigne 2, record 3, French, peigne
correct, see observation, masculine noun, Europe
- coquille Saint-Jacques 3, record 3, French, coquille%20Saint%2DJacques
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Europe
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mollusque bivalve comestible, pouvant nager dans la mer en refermant brusquement ses valves. 4, record 3, French, - p%C3%A9toncle
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Famille regroupant les espèces suivantes : Chlamys islandica et Pecten magellanicus. La vraie coquille Saint-Jacques est l'une ou l'autre des deux espèces européennes suivantes : Pecten maximus (région de l'Atlantique) ou Pecten jacobeus (région de la Méditerranée). 5, record 3, French, - p%C3%A9toncle
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
pétoncle : nom commercial normalisé par l'OLF, BNQ et le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales. 6, record 3, French, - p%C3%A9toncle
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
coquille Saint-Jacques; peigne : termes officialisés par l'Union européenne. 6, record 3, French, - p%C3%A9toncle
Record 3, Key term(s)
- pecten
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Moluscos, equinodermos y procordados
- Productos del mar y de agua dulce (Ind. alimentaria)
- Pesca comercial
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- pechina
1, record 3, Spanish, pechina
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- vieira 2, record 3, Spanish, vieira
correct, feminine noun
- concha de peregrino 3, record 3, Spanish, concha%20de%20peregrino
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2023-01-04
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
- Seafood and Freshwater Food (Food Industries)
- Commercial Fishing
Universal entry(ies) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- sea scallop
1, record 4, English, sea%20scallop
correct, see observation
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- Atlantic deep-sea scallop 2, record 4, English, Atlantic%20deep%2Dsea%20scallop
correct
- giant scallop 3, record 4, English, giant%20scallop
- smooth scallop 3, record 4, English, smooth%20scallop
- Atlantic scallop 3, record 4, English, Atlantic%20scallop
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Family: Pectinidae. 4, record 4, English, - sea%20scallop
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
sea scallop: trade name recommended by the "Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales" and by Fisheries and Oceans Canada. 4, record 4, English, - sea%20scallop
Record 4, Key term(s)
- Atlantic deepsea scallop
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
- Produits de mer et d'eau douce (Industr. alim.)
- Pêche commerciale
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- pétoncle géant
1, record 4, French, p%C3%A9toncle%20g%C3%A9ant
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- coquille Saint-Jacques 1, record 4, French, coquille%20Saint%2DJacques
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- pecten d’Amérique 2, record 4, French, pecten%20d%26rsquo%3BAm%C3%A9rique
correct, see observation, masculine noun, Europe
- peigne hauturier de l’Atlantique 3, record 4, French, peigne%20hauturier%20de%20l%26rsquo%3BAtlantique
correct, masculine noun
- pétoncle géant de l’Atlantique 4, record 4, French, p%C3%A9toncle%20g%C3%A9ant%20de%20l%26rsquo%3BAtlantique
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Famille : Pectinidae. 5, record 4, French, - p%C3%A9toncle%20g%C3%A9ant
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
pétoncle géant et coquille Saint-Jacques : noms français commerciaux normalisés par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales. 5, record 4, French, - p%C3%A9toncle%20g%C3%A9ant
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 OBS
pecten d'Amérique : terme officialisé par l'Union européenne. 5, record 4, French, - p%C3%A9toncle%20g%C3%A9ant
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 4 OBS
On peut vendre au Canada ou en France, sous le nom de coquille Saint-Jacques ou noix de Saint-Jacques, le muscle adducteur, parfois accompagné de corail, du pétoncle géant. Au Canada, on appelle parfois coquille Saint-Jacques un plat de fruits de mer servi dans une coquille. 2, record 4, French, - p%C3%A9toncle%20g%C3%A9ant
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2019-06-05
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Seafood and Freshwater Food (Food Industries)
- Collaboration with the FAO
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- roe-on scallop meat
1, record 5, English, roe%2Don%20scallop%20meat
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Fresh or quick frozen roe-on scallop meat are prepared by completely removing the adductor muscle and attached roe from the shell and detaching all other viscera to the extent practical. The roe should remain attached to the adductor muscle. Roe-on scallop meat contains no added water, phosphates, or other ingredients. The adductor muscle and roe are presented whole. 1, record 5, English, - roe%2Don%20scallop%20meat
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Produits de mer et d'eau douce (Industr. alim.)
- Collaboration avec la FAO
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- chair de pétoncles avec corail
1, record 5, French, chair%20de%20p%C3%A9toncles%20avec%20corail
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- chair de coquilles Saint-Jacques avec corail 1, record 5, French, chair%20de%20coquilles%20Saint%2DJacques%20avec%20corail
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2016-02-01
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Universal entry(ies) Record 6
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- South African Amaryllis 1, record 6, English, South%20African%20Amaryllis
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- belladonna lily 1, record 6, English, belladonna%20lily
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 6
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- amaryllide belladone
1, record 6, French, amaryllide%20belladone
feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- belle-dame 1, record 6, French, belle%2Ddame
feminine noun
- lis de Saint-Jacques 1, record 6, French, lis%20de%20Saint%2DJacques
masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1999-11-04
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Heraldry
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- escallop
1, record 7, English, escallop
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- escallop-shell 1, record 7, English, escallop%2Dshell
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The shell of a sea-fish; a popular charge in heraldry. 2, record 7, English, - escallop
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Héraldique
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- coquille de Saint-Jacques
1, record 7, French, coquille%20de%20Saint%2DJacques
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- coquille de Saint-Michel 1, record 7, French, coquille%20de%20Saint%2DMichel
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Coquille de Saint-Jacques lorsqu'elles sont grandes; coquille de Saint-Michel lorsqu'elles sont petites. 1, record 7, French, - coquille%20de%20Saint%2DJacques
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1999-06-04
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (Canada)
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- Saint-Jacques
1, record 8, English, Saint%2DJacques
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A village. Amalgamated with Edmundston on May 25, 1998. 2, record 8, English, - Saint%2DJacques
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (Canada)
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- Saint-Jacques
1, record 8, French, Saint%2DJacques
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Un village. Fusionnée avec Edmundston le 25 mai 1998. 2, record 8, French, - Saint%2DJacques
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Source : Traduction des débats, Assemblée législative du Nouveau-Brunswick. 2, record 8, French, - Saint%2DJacques
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1997-03-07
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
- Commercial Fishing
Record 9, Main entry term, English
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
- Pêche commerciale
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- coquille saint-jacques
1, record 9, French, coquille%20saint%2Djacques
feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mollusque bivalve de la famille des Pectinidés qui vit libre sur des fonds de sables et graviers, ou légèrement enfoui. 1, record 9, French, - coquille%20saint%2Djacques
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Moluscos, equinodermos y procordados
- Pesca comercial
Record 9, Main entry term, Spanish
- concha
1, record 9, Spanish, concha
feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 9, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1993-03-30
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Seafood and Freshwater Food (Food Industries)
- Recipes
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- coquille Saint Jacques
1, record 10, English, coquille%20Saint%20Jacques
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An appetizer of minced scallops in a wine and cream sauce topped with grated cheese and browned under a broiler: usually served in a scallop shells. 2, record 10, English, - coquille%20Saint%20Jacques
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Produits de mer et d'eau douce (Industr. alim.)
- Recettes de cuisine
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- coquille Saint-Jacques
1, record 10, French, coquille%20Saint%2DJacques
correct, feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Coquille Saint-Jacques à la Newbourg. 2, record 10, French, - coquille%20Saint%2DJacques
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1992-11-19
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- History (General)
- Museums and Heritage (General)
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- St. James shell
1, record 11, English, St%2E%20James%20shell
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Named] After the scallop shells worn as badges by pilgrims to shrines of St. James. 1, record 11, English, - St%2E%20James%20shell
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Histoire (Généralités)
- Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- coquille Saint-Jacques
1, record 11, French, coquille%20Saint%2DJacques
correct, feminine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Appelée ainsi parce que les pèlerins de Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle en fixaient une valve à leur manteau et à leur chapeau, usage qui fut imité par ceux du Mont Saint-Michel. 1, record 11, French, - coquille%20Saint%2DJacques
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
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