Adapis

/ˈædəpɪs/ noun

Definition

A genus of small extinct primates from the early Eocene epoch, known from European fossils.

Etymology

Coined scientific name from Greek 'adaptos' meaning unfitted or unsuitable, applied to these creatures by their discoverer.

Kelly Says

Adapis fossils are so well-preserved that scientists can reconstruct their entire skeletons, making them some of the most complete primate fossils from that era—like having a detailed instruction manual for early primate anatomy.

Translations

AFAfrikaans
Adapis
AMአማርኛ
አዳፒስ
a-da-pis
ARالعربية
أداپيس
a-da-pees
BGБългарски
Адапис
BNবাংলা
অদাপিস
o-da-pis
CACatalà
adapis
ah-dah-pis
CSČeština
adapis
ah-dah-pis
DADansk
adapis
ah-dah-pis
DEDeutsch
Adapis
ah-dah-pis
ELΕλληνικά
Αδαπίς
ah-dah-pis
ESEspañol
adapis
ah-dah-pis
ETEesti
Adapis
EUEuskara
Adapis
FAفارسی
اداپیس
e-da-pis
FISuomi
adapis
ah-dah-pis
FRFrançais
adapis
ah-da-pee
GLGalego
Adapis
GUGU
આદાપિસ
aa-da-pis
HAHA
adapis
ah-dah-pis
HEעברית
אדאפיס
a-da-pis
HIहिन्दी
अदापिस
a-da-pis
HRHrvatski
Adapis
HUMagyar
adapis
ah-dah-pis
IDBahasa Indonesia
adapis
ah-dah-pis
IGIG
adapis
ah-dah-pis
ITItaliano
adapis
ah-dah-pis
JA日本語
アダピス
ada-pisu
KKKK
адапис
ada-pis
KMKM
អាដាផីស
ah-da-phee-s
KO한국어
아다피스
ada-pisu
LTLietuvių
Adapis
LVLatviešu
Adapis
MNМонгол
Адапис
MRMR
आदापिस
aa-da-pis
MSBahasa Melayu
adapis
ah-dah-pis
MYမြန်မာ
အဒေပီစ
a-deh-pee-s
NLNederlands
adapis
ah-dah-pis
NONorsk
adapis
ah-dah-pis
PAPA
ਅਦਾਪਿਸ
a-da-pis
PLPolski
adapis
ah-dah-pis
PTPortuguês
adapis
ah-dah-pis
RORomână
adapis
ah-dah-pis
RUРусский
адапис
ada-pis
SKSlovenčina
Adapis
SLSlovenščina
Adapis
SRСрпски
Адапис
SVSvenska
adapis
ah-dah-pis
SWKiswahili
adapis
ah-dah-pis
TAதமிழ்
அடாபீஸ்
a-da-bees
TEతెలుగు
అదాపిస్
a-da-pis
THไทย
อะดาปีส
a-da-pis
TLTL
adapis
ah-dah-pis
TRTürkçe
adapis
ah-da-pis
UKУкраїнська
адапис
ada-pis
URاردو
اداپس
i-da-pis
VITiếng Việt
adapis
ah-dah-pis
YOYO
adapis
ah-dah-pis
ZH中文
Adapis
ā-dā-pǐs
ZUZU
adapis
ah-dah-pis

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