Definition
A group or class of organisms, particularly marine animals or colonial creatures, that carry or bear a calyx-like structure; specifically used in historical zoological classification.
Etymology
From Greek kalyx (cup) combined with -phora (bearing or carrying, from pherein 'to carry'). The term was used in 19th-century zoology to classify organisms with cup-shaped body parts or structures.
Kelly Says
This word reflects an older way of classifying sea creatures—by whether they had cup-shaped parts—before modern genetics changed how we organize life. It's a beautiful reminder that scientific categories are always evolving!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ካሊኮፎራ
kali-ko-fo-ra
ARالعربية
كاليشوفرة
kali-shef-rah
BNবাংলা
ক্যালিকোফোরা
ka-li-ko-fo-ra
CACatalà
calycophora
kali-koh-for-ah
CSČeština
calycophora
kali-koh-for-ah
DADansk
calycophora
kali-koh-for-ah
DEDeutsch
Calycophora
kali-koh-for-ah
ELΕλληνικά
καλυκοφόρα
kali-ko-for-ah
ESEspañol
calicófora
ka-li-KOH-foh-rah
FAفارسی
کالیکوفر
kali-ko-fer
FISuomi
calycophora
kali-koh-for-ah
FRFrançais
calycophora
kali-koh-for-ah
GUGU
કેલિકોફોરા
ke-li-ko-fo-ra
HAHA
calycophora
kali-koh-for-ah
HEעברית
קלליקופורה
kali-ko-fo-rah
HIहिन्दी
कालीकोफोरा
kali-ko-fo-rah
HUMagyar
calycophora
kali-koh-for-ah
IDBahasa Indonesia
calycophora
kali-koh-for-ah
IGIG
calycophora
kali-koh-for-ah
ITItaliano
calycophora
kali-koh-for-ah
JA日本語
カリコフォラ
kari-ko-fora
KKKK
каликофора
kali-ko-for-ah
KMKM
កាលីកូអាយដ
ka-li-ko-o-ay-d
KO한국어
칼리코포라
kalli-ko-po-ra
MRMR
कॅलिकोफोरा
ka-li-ko-fo-ra
MSBahasa Melayu
calycophora
kali-koh-for-ah
MYမြန်မာ
ကာလီကိုိုဖိုး
ka-li-ko-o-phe
NLNederlands
calycophora
kali-koh-for-ah
NONorsk
calycophora
kali-koh-for-ah
PAPA
ਕੈਲિકੋਫੋਰਾ
kai-li-ko-fo-ra
PLPolski
calycophora
kali-koh-for-ah
PTPortuguês
calicófora
ka-li-KOH-foh-rah
RORomână
calycophora
kali-koh-for-ah
RUРусский
каликофора
kali-ko-for-ah
SVSvenska
calycophora
kali-koh-for-ah
SWKiswahili
calycophora
kali-koh-for-ah
TAதமிழ்
காலிகோபோரா
ka-li-ko-po-ra
TEతెలుగు
కాలికోపోరా
ka-li-ko-po-ra
THไทย
แคลลิโคฟอร่า
khlali-ko-fo-ra
TLTL
calycophora
kali-koh-for-ah
TRTürkçe
calycophora
kali-koh-for-ah
UKУкраїнська
калікофора
kali-ko-for-ah
URاردو
کلیکوفرہ
kali-ko-fer-ah
VITiếng Việt
calycophora
kali-koh-for-ah
YOYO
calycophora
kali-koh-for-ah
ZUZU
calycophora
kali-koh-for-ah