Definition
A member of the family Bdellidae, a group of small predatory mites that feed on other microscopic arthropods.
Etymology
From Greek 'bdella' (βδέλλα) meaning 'leech,' referencing how these mites attach to and feed on other organisms. The scientific naming convention adds '-id' to indicate membership in a family.
Kelly Says
Bdellid mites are fierce microscopic hunters—they eat smaller bugs, and they got their name from the word for 'leech' because of how they latch onto prey, showing that even tiny creatures have predator-prey drama!
Translations
BNবাংলা
ব্যদেলিয়দ
b-ya-de-li-id
CACatalà
bdellida
be-del-li-da
CSČeština
bdellide
be-del-id
DADansk
bdellid
be-del-id
DEDeutsch
Bdellide
bel-li-de
ELΕλληνικά
βδελλοειδής
be-de-lo-ei-des
ESEspañol
bdellido
bdel-li-do
FISuomi
bdellide
be-del-li-de
FRFrançais
bdellide
be-del-id
HEעברית
ב Dell איד
be-del-id
HIहिन्दी
बडेल्लिड
ba-del-lid
HUMagyar
bdellide
be-del-id
IDBahasa Indonesia
bdellide
be-del-id
ITItaliano
bdellide
be-del-li-de
JA日本語
べデルリッド
be-de-ri-ddo
MSBahasa Melayu
bdellide
be-del-id
NLNederlands
bdellide
be-del-id
NONorsk
bdellid
be-del-id
PLPolski
bdellida
be-del-li-da
PTPortuguês
bdellide
be-del-id
RORomână
bdellide
be-del-id
RUРусский
bdeллид
bdel-lid
SVSvenska
bdellid
be-del-id
SWKiswahili
bdellide
be-del-id
TAதமிழ்
பேட்லிரிட்
pa-e-t-li-ri-d
TEతెలుగు
బడెల్లిడ్
ba-del-li-d
TRTürkçe
bdellide
be-del-id
UKУкраїнська
bdeлід
bdel-id
VITiếng Việt
bdellide
be-del-id