Definition
A genus of bivalve mollusks (clams) with rounded shells, found in marine environments.
Etymology
From Latin/Greek cyprin- (relating to carp or fish) plus the feminine Latin suffix -a, creating a genus name. The root references the fish family rather than the island Cyprus.
Kelly Says
The genus name Cyprina is a taxonomic orphan that confused scientists for centuries—it was named after carp-like qualities but sounds like it's from Cyprus, creating endless confusion in scientific literature until careful etymological review sorted out the actual origins.
Translations
ARالعربية
سيفريدين
sayfri-deen
BNবাংলা
সিপ্রিনা
si-pri-na
CACatalà
Cyprina
si-pri-na
CSČeština
Cyprina
tsi-pri-na
DADansk
Cyprina
si-pri-na
DEDeutsch
Cyprina
tsi-pri-na
ELΕλληνικά
Κυπρίνα
ki-pri-na
ESEspañol
Cyprina
si-pri-na
FAفارسی
سیپرینا
si-pri-na
FISuomi
Cyprina
si-pri-na
FRFrançais
Cyprina
si-pri-na
HEעברית
ספירנה
s-fi-ra-na
HIहिन्दी
सिप्रीना
si-pri-na
HUMagyar
Cyprina
tsi-pri-na
IDBahasa Indonesia
Cyprina
si-pri-na
ITItaliano
Cyprina
tsi-pri-na
MRMR
सायप्रिना
sa-ya-pri-na
MSBahasa Melayu
Cyprina
si-pri-na
NLNederlands
Cyprina
si-pri-na
NONorsk
Cyprina
si-pri-na
PLPolski
Cyprina
si-pri-na
PTPortuguês
Cyprina
si-pri-na
RORomână
Cyprina
si-pri-na
RUРусский
Циприна
tsi-pri-na
SVSvenska
Cyprina
si-pri-na
SWKiswahili
Cyprina
si-pri-na
TAதமிழ்
சைப்ரினா
sai-pri-na-a
TEతెలుగు
సిప్రిణ
si-pri-na
TRTürkçe
Cyprina
si-pri-na
UKУкраїнська
Циприна
tsi-pri-na
VITiếng Việt
Cyprina
si-pri-na