Eledone

/ˈɛlɪˌdoʊn/ noun

Definition

A genus of small octopuses found in Atlantic and Mediterranean waters, known for their venomous salivary glands.

Etymology

From Greek eledone (octopus), used as a scientific genus name. The name comes from ancient Greek marine terminology for cephalopods.

Kelly Says

Eledone octopuses are tiny but deadly—these small creatures pack sophisticated venoms that have completely revolutionized neuroscience research, allowing scientists to understand how brain cells communicate.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ምኜኰ
mi-k'u-l
ARالعربية
مُختار
mu-khtar
BNবাংলা
নির্বাচিত
nirba-chhit
CACatalà
escollit
eh-s-kol-it
CSČeština
zvolený
zvo-len-ee
DADansk
valgt
valt
DEDeutsch
gewählt
gvaelt
ELΕλληνικά
εξελεγμένος
eks-eh-leh-men-os
ESEspañol
elegido
eh-leh-hee-doh
FAفارسی
انتخاب شده
en-te-khaab shodeh
FISuomi
valittu
va-lit-too
FRFrançais
élu
eh-loo
GUGU
ચૂંટાયેલ
choo-n-ta-ye-l
HAHA
an zaben
an za-ben
HEעברית
נבחר
ne-cha-r
HIहिन्दी
चुना हुआ
chuna huwa
HUMagyar
választott
va-lyas-tot
IDBahasa Indonesia
terpilih
ter-pee-lih
IGIG
nwere
nwe-reh
ITItaliano
eletto
eh-leh-toh
JA日本語
選ばれた
erabareta
KKKK
таңдау
tan-dau
KMKM
ប្រើ
pruh
KO한국어
선택된
seon-taek-deon
MRMR
निवडलेले
ni-v-da-le-le
MSBahasa Melayu
dicho
dee-cho
MYမြန်မာ
ရွေးကောက်
rwe-ka-ko
NLNederlands
gekozen
geh-koh-zen
NONorsk
valgt
valt
PAPA
ਚੁਣਿਆ
chun-ee-a
PLPolski
wybrany
v-ee-bran-ee
PTPortuguês
eleito
eh-lay-ee-toh
RORomână
ales
ah-lez
RUРусский
избранный
izbrannyy
SVSvenska
vald
val-d
SWKiswahili
chaguliwa
cha-goo-lee-wa
TAதமிழ்
தேர்ந்தெடுக்கப்பட்ட
the-r-n-the-d-u-kka-pat-ta
TEతెలుగు
ఎంపికచేయబడిన
emp-i-ka-che-ya-ba-di-na
THไทย
ได้รับการเลือก
r-i-ap-kar-la-ek
TLTL
pinili
pi-ni-li
TRTürkçe
seçilmiş
se-chil-mis
UKУкраїнська
обраний
o-bra-niy
URاردو
منتخب
man-thab
VITiếng Việt
được chọn
dzu-o-chon
YOYO
Ọmọlẹ
oh-moh-leh
ZH中文
选出的
xuan-chu-de
ZUZU
ethiwelekile
eh-thee-weh-leh-kee-leh

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