Corystoid

/ˈkɒrɪstɔɪd/ adjective

Definition

Resembling or relating to the genus Corystes, which includes crabs and other crustaceans with particular anatomical features.

Etymology

From the genus name Corystes (a type of crab) plus the Greek suffix -oid meaning 'resembling' or 'like,' used in zoological descriptions.

Kelly Says

Marine biologists use '-oid' endings to say 'looks like this crab' without committing that something IS that crab—it's a handy way to describe similar creatures without creating a whole new species!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ኮሪስቶይድ
ko-ri-sto-id
ARالعربية
كوريستويد
ku-ri-sto-id
BNবাংলা
কোরিস্টয়েড
ko-ri-sto-id
CACatalà
corystoid
ko-ri-sto-id
CSČeština
corystoid
ko-ri-sto-id
DADansk
corystoid
ko-ri-sto-id
DEDeutsch
Corystoid
ko-ri-sto-id
ELΕλληνικά
κορυστοειδή
ko-ri-sto-i-di
ESEspañol
corystoid
ko-ri-sto-id
FAفارسی
کوریستوئید
ko-ri-sto-id
FISuomi
corystoid
ko-ri-sto-id
FRFrançais
corystoid
ko-ri-sto-id
GUGU
કોરિસ્ટોઈડ
ko-ri-sto-id
HAHA
corystoid
ko-ri-sto-id
HEעברית
קוֹרִי-סטוֹאִיד
ko-ri-sto-id
HIहिन्दी
कोरिस्टोइड
ko-ri-sto-id
HUMagyar
corystoid
ko-ri-sto-id
IDBahasa Indonesia
corystoid
ko-ri-sto-id
IGIG
corystoid
ko-ri-sto-id
ITItaliano
corystoid
ko-ri-sto-id
JA日本語
コリストイド
ko-ri-sto-ido
KKKK
көрістұ
ko-ri-stu
KMKM
កូរិស្តូអី
ko-ri-sto-i
KO한국어
코리스트로이드
ko-ri-se-u-ro-ido
MRMR
कोरिस्टॉइड
ko-ri-sto-id
MSBahasa Melayu
corystoid
ko-ri-sto-id
MYမြန်မာ
ကောရီစတိုက်
ka-o-ri-sto-i-k
NLNederlands
corystoid
ko-ri-sto-id
NONorsk
corystoid
ko-ri-sto-id
PAPA
ਕੋਰੀਸਟੋਇਡ
ko-ri-sto-id
PLPolski
corystoid
ko-ri-sto-id
PTPortuguês
corystoid
ko-ri-sto-id
RORomână
corystoid
ko-ri-sto-id
RUРусский
користоид
ko-ri-sto-id
SVSvenska
corystoid
ko-ri-sto-id
SWKiswahili
corystoid
ko-ri-sto-id
TAதமிழ்
கோரிஸ்டோயிட்
ko-ri-sto-i-d
TEతెలుగు
కొరిస్టాయిడ్
ko-ri-sto-i-d
THไทย
คอริสโตइड
ko-ri-sto-id
TLTL
corystoid
ko-ri-sto-id
TRTürkçe
corystoid
ko-ri-sto-id
UKУкраїнська
користоїд
ko-ri-sto-id
URاردو
کوریسٹوئیڈ
ko-ri-sto-id
VITiếng Việt
corystoid
ko-ri-sto-id
YOYO
corystoid
ko-ri-sto-id
ZH中文
柯里斯特类
kē lǐ sī tè lèi
ZUZU
corystoid
ko-ri-sto-id

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