Auriculidae

/ɔːrɪkjuːˈlaɪdi/ noun

Definition

A family of terrestrial mollusks commonly known as ear shells, containing species with ear-shaped shells.

Etymology

From auricula (little ear) with the taxonomic suffix -idae, used in biology to denote a family classification. These slugs were named for their resemblance to ears.

Kelly Says

The famous leopard slug belongs to this family—and these creatures are hermaphrodites that perform an elaborate aerial mating dance where they dangle from strings of mucus while hanging mid-air!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አውሪኩላይዴ
aw-ri-ku-lai-de
ARالعربية
عائلة الأذن
ʕa-ila al-ʾaḏn
BNবাংলা
অ্যুরিক্যুলয়েড
or-i-kyü-loy-e
CACatalà
Auriculidae
aw-ri-kyü-li-dah
CSČeština
Auriculidae
aw-ri-kyü-li-dah
DADansk
Auriculidae
aw-ri-kyü-li-dah
DEDeutsch
Auriculidae
aw-rik-yü-li-dah
ELΕλληνικά
Auriculidae
aw-ri-kyü-li-dah
ESEspañol
Auriculidae
aw-rik-yoo-li-dah-ee
FAفارسی
آوری‌کولاید
aw-ri-ko-lai-d
FISuomi
Auriculidae
aw-ri-kyü-li-dah
FRFrançais
Auriculidae
o-rik-yü-li-dah
GUGU
ઓરિક્યુલિડાઈ
ō-ri-kyü-li-dai
HAHA
Auriculidae
aw-ri-kyü-li-dah
HEעברית
אורי-קולידאי
aw-ri-ko-li-dai
HIहिन्दी
अौरिकुलिडे
aw-ri-ku-li-deh
HUMagyar
Auriculidae
aw-ri-kyü-li-dah
IDBahasa Indonesia
Auriculidae
aw-ri-kyü-li-dah
IGIG
Auriculidae
aw-ri-kyü-li-dah
ITItaliano
Auriculidae
aw-ri-kyü-li-dah-ee
JA日本語
アウリ Kulidae
aw-ri-ku-ri-da-e
KKKK
Аурикулида
aw-ri-ku-li-da
KMKM
អាវរិកូឡាយឌ
aw-ri-ko-la-i-d
KO한국어
오리쿨리데
o-ri-ku-ri-de
MRMR
ऑरिक्युलिडे
aw-ri-kyü-li-deh
MSBahasa Melayu
Auriculidae
aw-ri-kyü-li-dah
MYမြန်မာ
အောရီကျူလိုက်
a-wri-kyü-lo-i
NLNederlands
Auriculidae
aw-ri-kyü-li-dah
NONorsk
Auriculidae
aw-ri-kyü-li-dah
PAPA
ਆ URI ਕੁਲਾਈਡ
aw-ri-ku-lai-d
PLPolski
Auriculidae
aw-ri-kyü-li-dah
PTPortuguês
Auriculidae
aw-ri-kyü-li-dah
RORomână
Auriculidae
aw-ri-kyü-li-dah
RUРусский
Auriculidae
aw-rik-yü-li-dah
SVSvenska
Auriculidae
aw-ri-kyü-li-dah
SWKiswahili
Auriculidae
aw-ri-kyü-li-dah
TAதமிழ்
ஆயிரிகுலேய்டு
ā-yira-ki-lu-ē-yṭu
TEతెలుగు
ఆరికులైడీ
ā-ri-ku-lai-dī
THไทย
Auriculidae
aw-ri-kyü-li-dah
TLTL
Auriculidae
aw-ri-kyü-li-dah
TRTürkçe
Auriculidae
aw-rik-yü-li-dah
UKУкраїнська
Auriculidae
aw-ri-kyü-li-dah
URاردو
آوری کولائڈ
aw-ri-ko-layd
VITiếng Việt
Auriculidae
aw-ri-kyü-li-dah
YOYO
Auriculidae
aw-ri-kyü-li-dah
ZH中文
耳蜗科
ěrwō kē
ZUZU
Auriculidae
aw-ri-kyü-li-dah

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