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TENEBRIO MOLITOR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-05-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mealworm
1, record 1, English, mealworm
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- mealworm beetle 2, record 1, English, mealworm%20beetle
correct
- yellow mealworm 1, record 1, English, yellow%20mealworm
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The larva of various beetles of the family Tenebrionidae that infests, feeds on, and pollutes grain products (as flour and meals) but is often cultured for food for insectivorous animals, laboratory use, or as bait for fishing; esp: a pale brown to yellowish larva of a cosmopolitan beetle. 1, record 1, English, - mealworm
Record 1, Key term(s)
- yellow meal worm
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
- ténébrion meunier
1, record 1, French, t%C3%A9n%C3%A9brion%20meunier
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- ver de farine 2, record 1, French, ver%20de%20farine
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Entreposées dans de mauvais locaux, les farines peuvent être attaquées par de nombreux déprédateurs : mites de la farine, blattes, ténébrions meuniers et leurs larves, lesquelles portent improprement le nom de «vers de farine». 3, record 1, French, - t%C3%A9n%C3%A9brion%20meunier
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le ver de farine est une larve allongée, presque cylindrique, qui atteint 35 mm de long et dont la couleur est jaunâtre ou brunâtre. Ses pattes sont courtes et épineuses. L'insecte adulte a le corps allongé, de forme parallèle, brun noir et de 20 mm de long. 4, record 1, French, - t%C3%A9n%C3%A9brion%20meunier
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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