Corbicula

/kɔːrˈbɪkjʊlə/ noun

Definition

A specialized pollen basket on the hind legs of honeybees, used for carrying pollen back to the hive.

Etymology

From Latin 'corbicula' (little basket), diminutive of 'corbis' (basket). The term perfectly describes the concave, basket-like structure on bee legs.

Kelly Says

Honeybees are nature's farmers—they load pollen into corbiculae (plural) like tiny organic grocery bags, and a single bee might collect its own body weight in pollen in a day!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ዝርዝር ሳንዳል (zirzir sandall)
zir-zir san-dal
ARالعربية
سلال صغيرة (salah saghira)
sa-lah sa-ghi-ra
BNবাংলা
ছোট্ট বাস্কেট (chottor basket)
chot-tor bas-ket
CACatalà
cestons petits
SEH-stons pe-te
CSČeština
malé koše
ma-le ko-she
DADansk
små kurve
sma kur-vɛ
DEDeutsch
kleine Körbe
klay-na kœʁ.bə
ELΕλληνικά
μικρά καλαθάκια (mikra kalathakia)
mi-kra ka-la-tha-kia
ESEspañol
pequeños cestos
pe-keh-nyos SEH-stohs
FAفارسی
سبد کوچک (sabd-e koochak)
sa-bd-e koo-chak
FISuomi
pienet korit
pee-ne-t ko-rit
FRFrançais
petits paniers
pe-te co-nya
GUGU
છોટા બાટા (chhota baṭā)
cho-ta ba-ta
HAHA
kwanci mai gaba
kwan-chi mai ga-ba
HEעברית
סלים קטנים (selim katanim)
se-lim ka-ta-nim
HIहिन्दी
छोटी टोकरी (chhoti tokri)
chho-ti toh-kri
HUMagyar
kis kosarak
kis ko-sa-rak
IDBahasa Indonesia
keranjang kecil
ke-ran-jang ke-cil
IGIG
akpa ukwu
ak-pa uk-wu
ITItaliano
piccoli cestini
pi-kol-i ches-ti-ni
JA日本語
小さな籠 (chiisana kago)
chi-i-sa-na ka-go
KKKK
кіші саба (kishi saba)
ki-shi sa-ba
KMKM
ប្រើប្រាស់តូច (preab praas touch)
pre-ab pra-as touch
KO한국어
작은 바구니 (jageun baguni)
ja-geun ba-gu-ni
MRMR
छोटी कोळी (chhotikoli)
chho-ti ko-li
MSBahasa Melayu
keranjang kecil
ke-ran-jang ke-cil
MYမြန်မာ
ကျယ်ကျယ် ကုန်ပစ္စည်း (kyay-kyay kun-pa-sya-nge)
kyay-kyay kun-pa-sya-nge
NLNederlands
kleine manden
klay-na man-den
NONorsk
små kurver
sma kur-ver
PAPA
ਛੋਟਾ ਕੁੱਟ (chhota kut)
cho-ta kut
PLPolski
małe kosze
ma-le kos-zɛ
PTPortuguês
cestos pequenos
SEH-stohs pe-ke-nos
RORomână
cosuri mici
koh-soo-ree mi-chi
RUРусский
маленькие корзины (malenkiye korziny)
ma-len-kiye kor-zi-ny
SVSvenska
små korgar
sma korg-ar
SWKiswahili
kikombe kidogo
ki-kom-be ki-do-go
TAதமிழ்
சிறிய வளையம் (ciriyam valayam)
chi-ri-yam va-la-yam
TEతెలుగు
చిన్న బిందెలు (chinna bindelu)
chin-na bin-de-lu
THไทย
ตะกร้าเล็ก (takhra lek)
ta-kra lek
TLTL
maliit na basket
ma-li-it na bas-ket
TRTürkçe
küçük sepetler
ku-cuk se-pet-ler
UKУкраїнська
маленькі коши (malen'ki koshi)
ma-len-ki ko-shi
URاردو
چھوٹے کالی (chotay kali)
cho-tay ka-li
VITiếng Việt
giỏ nhỏ
ghee-oh nho
YOYO
akoko kekere
a-ko-ko ke-ke-re
ZH中文
小篮子 (xiǎo lánzi)
hsiao lan-zi
ZUZU
isicathamiya ezincinci
si-ca-tha-mi-ya e-zin-cin-ci

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