Calicoback

/ˈkælɪkoʊˌbæk/ noun

Definition

A type of beetle or other insect characterized by a colorful, patterned back resembling calico fabric.

Etymology

From calico (a type of printed cotton fabric with a varied pattern) plus back (the rear or upper surface of an insect). This compound term describes the appearance of certain beetles and insects.

Kelly Says

Some beetles have backs so intricately patterned they look like someone stitched tiny fabric scraps onto them—early naturalists called them 'calicobacks' because the patterns matched popular patterned cloth!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ካሊኮ ኋላ
kali-ko hwal-la
ARالعربية
خلف calico
khalif kali-ko
BNবাংলা
ক্যালিকোর পেছন
kali-ko-r pe-chon
CACatalà
darrere de calico
dar-re-re de kali-ko
CSČeština
zadní strana calico
zadní strana kali-ko
DADansk
bagside af calico
bag-side af kali-ko
DEDeutsch
Rückseite von Calico
rük-sei-te fon kali-ko
ELΕλληνικά
πίσω πλευρά calico
pi-so ple-vra kali-ko
ESEspañol
parte posterior de calico
par-te pos-te-rior de kali-ko
FAفارسی
پشت calico
pasht kali-ko
FISuomi
calicon takapuoli
kali-kon ta-ka-puoli
FRFrançais
arrière de calico
ar-ri-er de kali-ko
GUGU
કેલિકો પાછળ
keli-ko paach-hal
HAHA
bayan calico
ba-yan kali-ko
HEעברית
הצד האחורי של קאליק
ha-tzed a-chori shel ka-lik
HIहिन्दी
कैलिको की पीठ
kai-li-ko ki peeth
HUMagyar
calico hátoldala
kali-ko ha-tol-da-la
IDBahasa Indonesia
bagian belakang calico
ba-gian be-la-kang kali-ko
IGIG
oko calico
oko kali-ko
ITItaliano
retro di calico
re-tro di kali-ko
JA日本語
カリコの裏
kari-ko no ura
KKKK
калико арқасы
kali-ko ar-qasy
KMKM
ខាងក្រោយ calico
kha-ng kra-oy kali-ko
KO한국어
칼리코 뒷면
kalliko ddeumyeon
MRMR
कॅलिको मागे
ka-li-ko ma-ge
MSBahasa Melayu
belakang calico
be-la-kang kali-ko
MYမြန်မာ
ကာလစ်ကော အောက်ဘက်
ka-lit-ka-o a-u-k-bet
NLNederlands
achterkant van calico
achter-kant van kali-ko
NONorsk
bakside av calico
bak-side av kali-ko
PAPA
ਕੈਲੀਕੋ ਪਿੱਠ
ka-li-ko pitth
PLPolski
tył calico
tył kali-ko
PTPortuguês
parte de trás do calico
par-te de tras do kali-ko
RORomână
spatele calico
spe-te-le kali-ko
RUРусский
обратная сторона calico
obrat-naya stor-ona kali-ko
SVSvenska
baksidan av calico
bak-si-dan av kali-ko
SWKiswahili
upande wa nyuma wa calico
u-pan-de wa nyu-ma wa kali-ko
TAதமிழ்
காலிகோ பின்புறம்
kaaliko pin-pu-ram
TEతెలుగు
కాలికో వెనుక
kaali-ko ve-nu-ka
THไทย
ด้านหลังของแคลลิโก
dan-lang khob kalli-ko
TLTL
likod ng calico
li-kod ng kali-ko
TRTürkçe
calico arka
kali-ko ar-ka
UKУкраїнська
задня сторона calico
zad-nya sto-ro-na kali-ko
URاردو
کالیکو کی پیچھے
kali-ko ki peech-he
VITiếng Việt
mặt sau của calico
mat sau cua kali-ko
YOYO
padi calico
pa-di kali-ko
ZH中文
加利科背面
jiā lì kē bèi miàn
ZUZU
phansi ye calico
phan-si ye kali-ko

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