Definition
A genus of primitive sea urchins in the family Cidaridae, living in deep ocean waters and characterized by large, clublike spines.
Etymology
From Greek kidaris, a ceremonial headdress or tiara. The name likely refers to the urchin's crown-like appearance formed by its long spines arranged on top.
Kelly Says
Cidaris sea urchins have spines with little clubs on the ends—scientists think these club spines might help them sense their environment or even detect bioluminescence from creatures hunting them in the dark deep sea.
Translations
ARالعربية
سيداريس
si-da-ris
BNবাংলা
সিদারিস
si-da-ris
CACatalà
cidaris
si-da-ris
CSČeština
cidaris
tsi-DAH-ris
DADansk
cidaris
si-DAH-ris
DEDeutsch
Cidaris
tsi-DAH-ris
ELΕλληνικά
σιδάρις
si-da-ris
ESEspañol
cidaris
si-DAH-ris
FISuomi
cidaris
si-da-ris
FRFrançais
cidaris
si-da-ri
HEעברית
צידאריס
tsi-da-ris
HIहिन्दी
सिडारिस
si-da-ris
HUMagyar
cidaris
si-da-ris
IDBahasa Indonesia
cidaris
si-da-ris
ITItaliano
cidaris
tsi-DAH-ris
MSBahasa Melayu
cidaris
si-da-ris
MYမြန်မာ
စီဒါရစ်
si-da-rit
NLNederlands
cidaris
si-da-ris
NONorsk
cidaris
si-DAH-ris
PLPolski
cidaris
tsi-DAH-ris
PTPortuguês
cidaris
si-DAH-ris
RORomână
cidaris
si-da-ris
RUРусский
цидарис
sit-da-ris
SVSvenska
cidaris
si-DAH-ris
SWKiswahili
cidaris
si-da-ris
TAதமிழ்
சிதாரிஸ்
si-tha-ris
TEతెలుగు
సిదరిస్
si-da-ris
TRTürkçe
cidaris
si-da-ris
UKУкраїнська
цидарис
sit-da-ris
VITiếng Việt
cidaris
si-da-ris
ZUZU
isicidaris
si-si-da-ris