Acanthia

/əˈkænθiə/ noun

Definition

A genus of marine insects, also called bed bugs or assassin bugs, known for their parasitic feeding habits.

Etymology

From Greek 'akantha' (thorn/spine), likely referring to their pointed, needle-like proboscis used for piercing and feeding.

Kelly Says

Bedbugs got their scientific name from their needle-like feeding parts—nature named them after their deadliest feature, which is kind of fitting!

Translations

AFAfrikaans
Akanthia
AMአማርኛ
አካንትያ
a-kan-thee-ya
ARالعربية
أَكَانْثِيَّة
a-kan-thee-ya
BGБългарски
Акантиа
BNবাংলা
অ্যাকান্থিয়া
a-kkan-thee-ya
CACatalà
acanthia
a-kan-thee-a
CSČeština
acanthia
a-kan-thee-a
DADansk
acanthia
a-kan-thee-a
DEDeutsch
Acanthien
a-kan-thee-en
ELΕλληνικά
ακανθία
a-kan-thee-a
ESEspañol
acanthias
a-kan-thee-as
ETEesti
Akanthia
EUEuskara
Akanthia
FAفارسی
اکانتیا
a-kan-thee-ya
FISuomi
acanthia
a-kan-thee-a
FRFrançais
acanthias
a-kan-thee-as
GLGalego
Akanthia
GUGU
અકંઠિયા
a-kan-thee-ya
HAHA
acanthia
a-kan-thee-a
HEעברית
אקנתיה
a-kan-thee-ya
HIहिन्दी
अकंथिया
a-kan-thee-ya
HRHrvatski
Akanthia
HUMagyar
acanthia
a-kan-thee-a
IDBahasa Indonesia
acanthia
a-kan-thee-a
IGIG
acanthia
a-kan-thee-a
ITItaliano
acanthia
a-kan-thee-a
JA日本語
棘皮類
toge-kawa-rui
KKKK
acanthia
a-kan-thee-a
KMKM
អកានធី
a-ka-an-thee
KO한국어
아칸thias
a-kan-thee-as
LTLietuvių
Akanthia
LVLatviešu
Akanthia
MNМонгол
Акантиа
MRMR
अकंथिया
a-kan-thee-ya
MSBahasa Melayu
acanthia
a-kan-thee-a
MYမြန်မာ
အကန်သီး
a-kan-thee
NLNederlands
acanthia
a-kan-thee-a
NONorsk
acanthia
a-kan-thee-a
PAPA
ਅਕੰਥੀਆ
a-kan-thee-ya
PLPolski
acanthia
a-kan-thee-a
PTPortuguês
acanthias
a-kan-thee-as
RORomână
acanthia
a-kan-thee-a
RUРусский
акантии
a-kan-tii
SKSlovenčina
Akanthia
SLSlovenščina
Akanthia
SRСрпски
Акантиа
SVSvenska
acanthia
a-kan-thee-a
SWKiswahili
acanthia
a-kan-thee-a
TAதமிழ்
அகந்தியா
a-kan-thee-ya
TEతెలుగు
అకాంధియా
a-ka-an-thee-ya
THไทย
acanthia
a-kan-thee-a
TLTL
acanthia
a-kan-thee-a
TRTürkçe
acanthia
a-kan-thee-a
UKУкраїнська
акантії
a-kan-tii
URاردو
اکانثیا
a-kan-thee-ya
VITiếng Việt
acanthia
a-kan-thee-a
YOYO
acanthia
a-kan-thee-a
ZH中文
棘皮动物
jí pí dòng wù
ZUZU
acanthia
a-kan-thee-a

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