Acetabularia

/ˌæsɪˌtæbjəˈlɛəriə/ noun

Definition

A genus of marine green algae with umbrella-shaped structures; sometimes called 'mermaid's wine glasses' because of their distinctive cup-like shape.

Etymology

From 'acetabulum' (cup-shaped structure) + the Latin suffix '-aria' (related to, pertaining to). The name reflects how this alga's physical form resembles the vinegar cups that inspired the name 'acetabulum' in anatomy.

Kelly Says

Acetabularia is famous in developmental biology—scientists removed its nucleus and watched it still build its cup shape from memory. It proved that cells have chemical instructions beyond DNA, revealing mechanisms of living development we're still understanding!

Translations

AFAfrikaans
aketaabulêria
AMአማርኛ
Acetabularia
ah-seh-tah-byoo-lee-ah
ARالعربية
أسيطابولاريا
a-si-ta-bu-la-ri-ah
BGБългарски
акетабулирия
BNবাংলা
এসেটাবিউলারিয়া
e-seh-ta-byoo-la-ri-ah
CACatalà
acetabularia
ah-seh-tah-byoo-lee-ah
CSČeština
acetabularia
ah-seh-tah-byoo-lee-ah
DADansk
acetabularia
ah-seh-tah-byoo-lee-ah
DEDeutsch
Acetabularia
ah-seh-tah-byoo-lee-ah
ELΕλληνικά
ακεταβυλαρία
ah-keh-tah-byoo-la-ree-ah
ESEspañol
acetabularia
ah-seh-tah-byoo-lee-ah
ETEesti
aketaabul
EUEuskara
aketaabularia
FAفارسی
آسِتَابُلریا
a-see-ta-boo-la-ree-ah
FISuomi
acetabularia
ah-seh-tah-byoo-lee-ah
FRFrançais
acetabularia
ah-seh-tah-byoo-lee-ah
GLGalego
acetabularia
GUGU
એસેટાબ્યુલરીયા
e-se-ta-byoo-la-ri-ah
HAHA
acetabularia
ah-seh-tah-byoo-lee-ah
HEעברית
אצטבולאריה
ats-ta-voo-la-ree-ah
HIहिन्दी
एसेटॅब्यूलरिया
a-se-ta-byoo-le-ri-ah
HRHrvatski
acetabularia
HUMagyar
acetabularia
ah-seh-tah-byoo-lee-ah
IDBahasa Indonesia
acetabularia
ah-seh-tah-byoo-lee-ah
IGIG
acetabularia
ah-seh-tah-byoo-lee-ah
ITItaliano
acetabularia
ah-seh-tah-byoo-lee-ah
JA日本語
アセタビュラリア
ah-seh-ta-byuu-ria
KKKK
ацетабулария
ah-seh-tah-byoo-la-ree-ah
KMKM
អ Acetabularia
ah-seh-tah-byoo-lee-ah
KO한국어
아세타부라리아
a-se-ta-bu-ra-ri-a
LTLietuvių
aketaabulija
LVLatviešu
aketaabulija
MNМонгол
акетабулирия
MRMR
एसेटॅब्यूलरिया
a-se-ta-byoo-le-ri-ah
MSBahasa Melayu
acetabularia
ah-seh-tah-byoo-lee-ah
MYမြန်မာ
အစေတာဘူလေးရီယာ
ah-seh-ta-byoo-la-ree-yah
NLNederlands
acetabularia
ah-seh-tah-byoo-lee-ah
NONorsk
acetabularia
ah-seh-tah-byoo-lee-ah
PAPA
ਏਸੇਟਾਬ્યੂਲਰਿਆ
e-se-ta-byoo-la-ri-ah
PLPolski
acetabularia
ah-seh-tah-byoo-lee-ah
PTPortuguês
acetabularia
ah-seh-tah-byoo-lee-ah
RORomână
acetabularia
ah-seh-tah-byoo-lee-ah
RUРусский
Ацеtabularia
ah-seh-tah-byoo-lee-ah
SKSlovenčina
aketaabulária
SLSlovenščina
acetabularia
SRСрпски
акетабулирија
SVSvenska
acetabularia
ah-seh-tah-byoo-lee-ah
SWKiswahili
acetabularia
ah-seh-tah-byoo-lee-ah
TAதமிழ்
அச்செட்டாபியுலேரியா
a-chet-ta-pi-yu-la-ree-ah
TEతెలుగు
అసెటాబ్యులేరియా
a-se-ta-byoo-le-ri-ah
THไทย
อะเซทาบ्यूलารียา
a-seh-ta-byoo-la-ri-yah
TLTL
acetabularia
ah-seh-tah-byoo-lee-ah
TRTürkçe
acetabularia
ah-seh-tah-byoo-lee-ah
UKУкраїнська
Ацеtabularia
ah-seh-tah-byoo-lee-ah
URاردو
اسٹابولریا
as-ta-boo-la-ree-ah
VITiếng Việt
acetabularia
ah-seh-tah-byoo-lee-ah
YOYO
acetabularia
ah-seh-tah-byoo-lee-ah
ZH中文
醋酸菌
cuān suān jūn
ZUZU
acetabularia
ah-seh-tah-byoo-lee-ah

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