Adelocerous

/ˌædəloʊˈsɪrəs/ adjective

Definition

Describing organisms that lack antennae or have antennae that are poorly developed or inconspicuous.

Etymology

From Greek 'a-' (without), 'delos' (visible/clear), and 'keras' (horn). The term was created in zoology to describe creatures whose antennae are missing or so small they appear absent.

Kelly Says

Many parasitic insects have evolved to lose their antennae because they live in dark environments inside other creatures—why invest in sensory organs you can't use?

Translations

AFAfrikaans
adelokeros
AMአማርኛ
አደሎ Kerkros
ah-deh-loh-ker-kros
ARالعربية
أديلوكرّيوس
a-de-loo-ker-ree-oos
BGБългарски
аделокерус
BNবাংলা
অদেলোকেরাস
oh-deh-loh-keh-rahs
CACatalà
adelocerós
ah-deh-loh-ceh-rohs
CSČeština
adelocerous
ah-deh-loh-ceh-roos
DADansk
adelocerous
ah-deh-loh-ceh-roos
DEDeutsch
adelocerös
ah-deh-loh-tse-rohs
ELΕλληνικά
αδελοκερώς
ah-deh-loh-keh-rohs
ESEspañol
adelocérreo
ah-deh-loh-seh-RRE-oh
ETEesti
adelokerus
EUEuskara
adelokeroa
FAفارسی
آدلوکروس
a-deh-loh-kroos
FISuomi
adelocerous
ah-deh-loh-ceh-roos
FRFrançais
adelocéreux
ah-deh-loh-seh-REU
GLGalego
adelokero
GUGU
અદેલોકેરસ
ah-deh-loh-keh-ras
HAHA
adelocerous
ah-deh-loh-ceh-roos
HEעברית
אדלוקרס
ah-deh-loh-ke-res
HIहिन्दी
अदेलोकेरस
ah-deh-loh-keh-rahs
HRHrvatski
adelokerus
HUMagyar
adelocerous
ah-deh-loh-ceh-roos
IDBahasa Indonesia
adelocerus
ah-deh-loh-ceh-rus
IGIG
adelocerous
ah-deh-loh-ceh-roos
ITItaliano
adelocero
ah-deh-loh-cheh-roh
JA日本語
アデロケロース
ah-deh-ro-ke-ro-osu
KKKK
аделоцерос
ah-deh-loh-tse-rohs
KMKM
អាតេឡូកើរ៉ូស
ah-teh-loh-keh-roos
KO한국어
아델로케로스
a-del-lo-ke-ro-seu
LTLietuvių
adelokerius
LVLatviešu
adelokerus
MNМонгол
adelokerus
MRMR
अदेलोकेरस
ah-deh-loh-keh-rahs
MSBahasa Melayu
adelocerus
ah-deh-loh-ceh-rus
MYမြန်မာ
အဒေလိုကေရောက်
a-deh-loh-keh-ya-ouk
NLNederlands
adelocerous
ah-deh-loh-ceh-roos
NONorsk
adelocerous
ah-deh-loh-ceh-roos
PAPA
ਅਦੇਲੋਕੇਰਸ
ah-deh-loh-keh-rahs
PLPolski
adelocerous
ah-deh-loh-ceh-roos
PTPortuguês
adeloceroso
ah-deh-loh-seh-ROH-soh
RORomână
adelocerous
ah-deh-loh-ceh-roos
RUРусский
аделоцеро
ah-deh-loh-tse-ro
SKSlovenčina
adelokerus
SLSlovenščina
adelokerus
SRСрпски
аделокерус
SVSvenska
adelocerous
ah-deh-loh-ceh-roos
SWKiswahili
adelocerous
ah-deh-loh-ceh-roos
TAதமிழ்
அடெலோகெரஸ்
a-deh-loh-keh-rahs
TEతెలుగు
అదెలోకెరస్
a-deh-loh-keh-rahs
THไทย
อเดโลเซรอัส
ah-deh-loh-se-raat
TLTL
adelocerous
ah-deh-loh-ceh-roos
TRTürkçe
adelocerus
ah-deh-loh-cheh-rus
UKУкраїнська
аделоцеро
ah-deh-loh-tse-ro
URاردو
ادلوکرّس
a-deh-loh-ker-ras
VITiếng Việt
adelocerous
ah-deh-loh-ce-roos
YOYO
adelocerous
ah-deh-loh-ceh-roos
ZH中文
阿德洛凯洛斯
a-de-luo-kai-luosi
ZUZU
adelocerous
ah-deh-loh-ceh-roos

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