Definition
A genus of small marsupial mammals from South America, commonly called rat opossums, that possess primitive characteristics among modern marsupials.
Etymology
From Greek kainos (new, recent) + lestes (robber), literally 'new robber,' referencing their predatory nature. Named in the 19th century by zoologists classifying marsupials.
Kelly Says
Rat opossums are living fossils that have barely changed in millions of years—they're like holding evolution's hand at a moment frozen in time, showing us what ancient marsupials might have looked like!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ካእኖለስተስ
ka-eno-lestes
ARالعربية
كايينولستيس
kay-noo-lestes
BNবাংলা
কাইনোলেস্টেস
kay-no-lestes
CACatalà
caenolestes
kay-no-lestes
CSČeština
caenolestes
kay-no-lestes
DADansk
caenolestes
kay-no-lestes
DEDeutsch
Caenolestes
tsay-no-les-tes
ELΕλληνικά
καενολέστες
ka-e-no-les-tes
ESEspañol
caenolestes
kay-no-les-tes
FAفارسی
کاینولستس
kay-noo-lestes
FISuomi
caenolestes
kay-no-lestes
FRFrançais
caenolestes
kay-no-les-tes
GUGU
કેનોલેસ્ટેસ
kay-no-lestes
HAHA
caenolestes
kay-no-lestes
HEעברית
קיינולסטיס
kay-noo-lestes
HIहिन्दी
कैनोलेस्टेस
kay-no-les-tes
HUMagyar
caenolestes
kay-no-lestes
IDBahasa Indonesia
caenolestes
kay-no-les-tes
IGIG
caenolestes
kay-no-lestes
ITItaliano
caenolestes
kay-no-les-tes
JA日本語
カエノレステス
kaeno resutesu
KKKK
кайнолестес
kay-no-lestes
KMKM
កាអេណូឡេសធេស
ka-a-eno-les-thes
KO한국어
카에노레스테스
kae-no-re-se-te-seu
MRMR
कैनोलेस्टेस
kay-no-lestes
MSBahasa Melayu
caenolestes
kay-no-les-tes
MYမြန်မာ
ကေနိုလက်စ
kay-no-le-kya
NLNederlands
caenolestes
kay-no-les-tes
NONorsk
caenolestes
kay-no-lestes
PAPA
ਕੈਨੋਲੇਸਟੇਸ
kay-no-lestes
PLPolski
caenolestes
kay-no-lestes
PTPortuguês
caenolestes
kay-no-les-tes
RORomână
caenolestes
kay-no-lestes
RUРусский
каенолестес
kay-no-lestes
SVSvenska
caenolestes
kay-no-lestes
SWKiswahili
caenolestes
kay-no-lestes
TAதமிழ்
காணோலெஸ்டீஸ்
ka-a-no-les-tees
TEతెలుగు
కాణోలేస్టెస్
ka-a-no-les-tes
THไทย
คาเอโนเลสเตส
kha-ae-no-les-tes
TLTL
caenolestes
kay-no-les-tes
TRTürkçe
caenolestes
kay-no-les-tes
UKУкраїнська
каенолестес
kay-no-lestes
URاردو
کاینولسٹس
kay-noo-lestes
VITiếng Việt
caenolestes
kai-no-lestes
YOYO
caenolestes
kay-no-lestes
ZH中文
卡埃诺雷斯特斯
kā'ài nuò lèi tè sī
ZUZU
caenolestes
kay-no-lestes