Bristlelike

/ˈbrɪsəllaɪk/ adjective

Definition

Resembling a bristle in appearance or texture; stiff and hair-like.

Etymology

From bristle + -like (suffix meaning 'resembling'). A descriptive compound common in scientific contexts.

Kelly Says

Many cacti have bristlelike spines made of modified leaves—these structures help the plant reduce water loss while defending itself from predators.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
የእንቁላል እንደሆነ
ye-en-k-u-la-l en-de ho-ne
ARالعربية
مثل الشعيرات
mithal ash-sha'i-rat
BNবাংলা
Bristlelike
bri-s-tle-like
CACatalà
com a pell
ko-m a pel
CSČeština
jako štětinatý
ja-ko sh-te-ti-na-ty
DADansk
håret
haar-et
DEDeutsch
borstenartig
bor-sten-ar-tig
ELΕλληνικά
με βούρδες
me voor-des
ESEspañol
como cerdas
ko-mo ser-das
FAفارسی
مانند کرک
ma-nand ker-k
FISuomi
karvainen
kar-va-i-nen
FRFrançais
comme des soies
ko-m des so-i
GUGU
છોટા
cho-ta
HAHA
ba-gaba
ba-ga-ba
HEעברית
כמו נוצות
ko-mo no-tzot
HIहिन्दी
बिच्छू के समान
bi-chchu ke sa-man
HUMagyar
szőrös
szoer-os
IDBahasa Indonesia
seperti bulu
se-pa-tu bu-lu
IGIG
akpụ
ak-pu
ITItaliano
simile a setole
si-mi-le a se-to-le
JA日本語
剛毛のような
ko-u-mo-yo-na
KKKK
жүйісті
jy-y-is-ti
KMKM
មានស្លាប់
ma-an sla-ap
KO한국어
털과 같은
teol-gwa ka-tan
MRMR
केस असलेले
kes a-sa-le-le
MSBahasa Melayu
seperti bulu
se-pa-tu bu-lu
MYမြန်မာ
တိုင်း
taing
NLNederlands
borstig
bors-tig
NONorsk
hårete
haar-e-te
PAPA
ਕੇਸ ਵਾਲਾ
kes wa-la
PLPolski
z wyglądu jak szczecina
z wy-g-lu-du jak shche-chi-na
PTPortuguês
como cerdas
ko-mo ser-das
RORomână
ca de peri
ca de pe-ri
RUРусский
похожий на щетину
po-kho-zhyi na shche-ti-nu
SVSvenska
hårig
haar-ig
SWKiswahili
kama manyoya
ka-ma ma-no-ya
TAதமிழ்
முட்கள் போல
mu-d-k-gal po-la
TEతెలుగు
చిగురు
chi-gu-ru
THไทย
เหมือนขน
meu-n khon
TLTL
tuladang tinik
tu-la-dang ti-nik
TRTürkçe
tüylü
tyy-lyu
UKУкраїнська
подібний до щетини
po-di-b-nyi do shche-ty-ny
URاردو
جیسے بال
jis-e ba-l
VITiếng Việt
như lông
nhu long
YOYO
ni ọmọ
ni o-mo
ZH中文
像刚毛一样
xiang gang mao yi yang
ZUZU
njengomusa
njeng-o-mu-sa

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