Dasyatidae

/ˌdæsɪˈætɪdeɪ/ noun

Definition

The scientific family name for stingrays, a group of flat fish with a venomous tail spine that live in oceans and some freshwater habitats.

Etymology

From the genus name 'Dasyatis' (from Greek 'dasy' meaning thick/hairy and 'atis' possibly relating to form) combined with the Latin suffix '-idae' used to denote scientific families of animals.

Kelly Says

Stingrays' venomous spines aren't meant for hunting but purely for defense—they're actually quite gentle creatures often observed peacefully gliding along sandy ocean floors, making them more victims of human stepping than attackers.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አንበሳ ቤት
da-sya-tee-dee
ARالعربية
عائلة قرشيات
a-i-la-tu qar-shi-yat
BNবাংলা
চিংড়ি পরিবার
da-sya-tee-dee
CACatalà
família de rajades
da-sya-tee-dee
CSČeština
rodina žraloků
da-sya-tee-dee
DADansk
familie af pig-roker
da-sya-tee-dee
DEDeutsch
Familie der Stachelrochen
da-sya-tee-dee
ELΕλληνικά
οικογένεια των καλαμάριων
da-sya-tee-dee
ESEspañol
familia de rayas
da-sya-tee-dee
FAفارسی
خانوادهٔ ماهیان
da-sya-tee-dee
FISuomi
hämähäkkisäästi
da-sya-tee-dee
FRFrançais
famille de raies
da-sya-tee-dee
GUGU
ચિંગરી પરિવાર
da-sya-tee-dee
HAHA
dangaladi
da-sya-tee-dee
HEעברית
משפחת דגים
da-sya-tee-dee
HIहिन्दी
रेय परिवार
ray-parivaar
HUMagyar
rágcsalafélék
da-sya-tee-dee
IDBahasa Indonesia
keluarga pari
ke-lu-a-ga pa-ri
IGIG
ndị ụtọ
da-sya-tee-dee
ITItaliano
famiglia di razze
da-sya-tee-dee
JA日本語
ヒレクラゲ科
hire kurage-ka
KKKK
қоңырбас отряды
da-sya-tee-dee
KMKM
គ្រួសាររង
da-sya-tee-dee
KO한국어
가시상어과
ga-si-sang-eo-gwa
MSBahasa Melayu
keluarga pari
da-sya-tee-dee
MYမြန်မာ
ပြင်ပ ကျွန်ုပ်
da-sya-tee-dee
NLNederlands
familie van pijlstaartroggen
da-sya-tee-dee
NONorsk
familie av pigg-roker
da-sya-tee-dee
PAPA
ਮੱਛਰਾਂ ਦਾ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ
da-sya-tee-dee
PLPolski
rodzina płaszczek
da-sya-tee-dee
PTPortuguês
família de raias-estrela
da-sya-tee-dee
RORomână
familie de raze
da-sya-tee-dee
RUРусский
семейство скатов
se-myo-st-vo ska-tov
SVSvenska
familj av stingrockar
da-sya-tee-dee
SWKiswahili
familia ya stingray
da-sya-tee-dee
TAதமிழ்
கடற்புழு குடும்பம்
da-sya-tee-dee
TEతెలుగు
రేయ్ కుటుంబం
da-sya-tee-dee
THไทย
วงศ์ปลาฉลาม
wong sam-pla-chlaam
TLTL
pamilya ng stingray
da-sya-tee-dee
TRTürkçe
salyangoz ailesi
sa-lyan-goz a-i-le-si
UKУкраїнська
родина скатів
da-sya-tee-dee
URاردو
مچھلیوں کا خاندان
da-sya-tee-dee
VITiếng Việt
họ cá đuối
ho ca-duoi
YOYO
ẹ̀tọ̀ ẹ̀sẹ̀
da-sya-tee-dee
ZH中文
棘鳐科
jí yáo kē
ZUZU
ifamily yase stingray
da-sya-tee-dee

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