Definition
An order or taxonomic group of slime molds, simple organisms that exist as individual cells but can form collective bodies to feed and move.
Etymology
Likely from Greek acrasis (disorder, weakness) due to the organism's apparently disorganized behavior, plus the Latin taxonomic suffix -ida. The name reflects early naturalists' confusion about the organism's nature.
Kelly Says
Slime molds like Physarum polycephalum have been called 'nature's spreadsheet'—they can distribute resources optimally through their networks in ways that rival computers, proving that intelligence doesn't require a brain or consciousness.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አክራኒያት
ak-ra-ni-yat
ARالعربية
حيوان بلا أجنحة
ḥayawan bila ajniḥa
BNবাংলা
অক্রানিয়াত
ok-ra-ni-yat
CACatalà
acrasida
ak-ra-si-da
CSČeština
acrasida
ak-ra-si-da
DADansk
acrasida
ak-ra-si-da
DEDeutsch
acrasida
ak-ra-si-da
ELΕλληνικά
ακρανιάτης
akran-ee-as
ESEspañol
acrasida
ak-ra-si-da
FISuomi
acrasida
ak-ra-si-da
FRFrançais
acrasida
ak-ra-si-da
HAHA
acrasida
ak-ra-si-da
HEעברית
אקראניאתי
ak-ra-nee-ati
HIहिन्दी
अक्रासीद
ak-ra-si-d
HUMagyar
acrasida
ak-ra-si-da
IDBahasa Indonesia
tanpa kepala
tan-pa ke-pa-la
IGIG
acrasida
ak-ra-si-da
ITItaliano
acrasida
ak-ra-si-da
KKKK
acrasida
ak-ra-si-da
KMKM
អាក្រានីអាត
a-kra-ni-a-at
KO한국어
아크라시다
ak-keu-ra-si-da
MSBahasa Melayu
acrasida
ak-ra-si-da
MYမြန်မာ
အကြာနီးယပ်
a-kya-nee-ya-pet
NLNederlands
acrasida
ak-ra-si-da
NONorsk
acrasida
ak-ra-si-da
PLPolski
acrasida
ak-ra-si-da
PTPortuguês
acrasida
ak-ra-si-da
RORomână
acrasida
ak-ra-si-da
RUРусский
бескрылый
beskrylyy
SVSvenska
acrasida
ak-ra-si-da
SWKiswahili
acrasida
ak-ra-si-da
TAதமிழ்
அக்ரானியட்
ak-ra-ni-yat
TEతెలుగు
అక్రాణియట్
ak-ra-ni-yat
TLTL
acrasida
ak-ra-si-da
TRTürkçe
acrasida
ak-ra-si-da
UKУкраїнська
безголовний
bezgolovnyy
URاردو
اکرانیت
ak-ra-ni-t
VITiếng Việt
không sừng
khong sung
YOYO
acrasida
ak-ra-si-da
ZUZU
acrasida
ak-ra-si-da