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filiforme [5 records]

Record 1 2004-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Biology
CONT

The young male and female larvae are eel-like in shape and microscopic in size.

CONT

eef-like beast

Key term(s)
  • eel-like in shape

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie animale
DEF

Qui a la forme d'un serpent.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Biología animal
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Record 2 2003-12-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
OBS

Said of insect antennae

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
OBS

Description des antennes d'insecte

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Insectos, ciempiés, arañas y escorpiones
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Record 3 2003-12-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Plant Biology
DEF

Like a thread.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Biologie végétale
DEF

Fin et allongé comme un fil [...].

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
  • Morfología y fisiología general
  • Biología vegetal
DEF

En forma de hilo.

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Record 4 2001-07-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Surgical Equipment
DEF

A very slender bougie suitable for introduction into passages of small diameter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement médico-chirurgical
OBS

Bougie : Instrument de chirurgie cylindrique [...] les plus fines sont appelées filiformes.

Key term(s)
  • bougie filiforme

Spanish

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Record 5 1995-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Handwriting Analysis and Cryptography
CONT

The connective form reduced to a threadlike stroke is the expression of an individual who is unsure about the world and most of all unsure about himself, ... On the other hand, the threadlike form may result merely from haste or excessive speed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Graphologie et cryptographie
DEF

Mince, grêle, délié comme fil.

CONT

Souvent, le trait est tellement pressé que n, m et u se confondent dans un tracé filiforme, vif et nerveux .

Spanish

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