Definition
A genus of small land snails found in the Caribbean and tropical Americas, often with elongated spiral shells.
Etymology
From Greek keros (wax) or possibly from a Carib language term. The etymology is debated, but it may reference the smooth, waxy appearance of the shells.
Kelly Says
Cerion snails are beloved by malacologists (shell scientists) because they show incredible shell variation across tiny islands—it's like nature's own evolutionary laboratory!
Translations
ARالعربية
سيريون
siːr.iː.jʊːn
BNবাংলা
সেরিয়ন
se-ree-an
CACatalà
cerion
se-ree-OHN
CSČeština
cerion
che-ree-OHN
DADansk
cerion
se-ree-OHN
DEDeutsch
Cerion
tsɛˈri̯oːn
ELΕλληνικά
κερίον
ke-ree-OHN
ESEspañol
cerión
seh-ree-OHN
FISuomi
cerion
se-ree-OHN
FRFrançais
cerion
sɛʁ.jɔ̃
HIहिन्दी
सेरियन
se-ree-an
HUMagyar
cerion
che-ree-OHN
IDBahasa Indonesia
cerion
se-ree-OHN
ITItaliano
cerion
che-ree-OHN
MSBahasa Melayu
cerion
se-ree-OHN
MYမြန်မာ
စေရီယွန်
se-ree-yon
NLNederlands
cerion
se-ree-OHN
NONorsk
cerion
se-ree-OHN
PLPolski
cerion
che-ree-OHN
PTPortuguês
cerion
se-ree-OHN
RORomână
cerion
che-ree-OHN
RUРусский
церион
tsɛˈrʲon
SVSvenska
cerion
se-ree-OHN
SWKiswahili
cerion
se-ree-OHN
TAதமிழ்
செரியன்
se-ree-an
TEతెలుగు
సేరియన్
se-ree-an
THไทย
เซอริออน
sɛː.rɪ.ʔɔːn
TRTürkçe
cerion
cheri-OHN
UKУкраїнська
церион
tsɛˈrʲon
VITiếng Việt
cerion
se-ree-OHN