Endosiphon

/ˌɛndoʊˈsaɪfən/ noun

Definition

In cephalopods like squid and octopuses, an internal tube-like structure that helps with respiration and water circulation.

Etymology

From Greek 'endo-' (inside) + 'siphon' (tube). The term describes anatomical tubing within these sea creatures, combining ancient anatomy terminology with the concept of internal flow.

Kelly Says

Cephalopods are so alien-like that their internal plumbing is completely different from fish or mammals—they have endosiphons instead of gills, which helped them become some of the ocean's most intelligent and adaptable creatures despite being so evolutionarily distant from us.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ውስጥ ቧ管
wus-t bwa-gan
ARالعربية
أنبوب داخلي
an-boob da-khli
BNবাংলা
অভ্যন্তরীণ নল
obhyantarin nal
CACatalà
endosifon
en-doh-si-fon
CSČeština
endosifon
en-doh-si-fon
DADansk
endosifon
en-doh-si-fon
DEDeutsch
endosiphon
en-doh-si-fon
ELΕλληνικά
ενδοσιφών
en-doh-si-fon
ESEspañol
endosifon
en-doh-si-fon
FAفارسی
انداسیفون
an-da-si-fon
FISuomi
endosifon
en-doh-si-fon
FRFrançais
endosiphon
en-doh-si-fon
GUGU
endosifon
en-doh-si-fon
HAHA
tafi
tafi
HEעברית
צינור פנימי
tzinor pe-nimi
HIहिन्दी
अंतःशिरा
antḥ-shirā
HUMagyar
endosifon
en-doh-si-fon
IDBahasa Indonesia
endosifon
en-doh-si-fon
IGIG
endosifon
en-doh-si-fon
ITItaliano
endosiphon
en-doh-si-fon
JA日本語
内腔管 (naikūkan)
nai-ku-kan
KKKK
эндосифон
en-doh-si-fon
KMKM
ចន្លោះ
chan-lɔh
KO한국어
내강관 (naegang-gwan)
nae-gang-gwan
MRMR
अंतर्गत नळ
antargat nal
MSBahasa Melayu
endosifon
en-doh-si-fon
MYမြန်မာ
အလယ်ပိုင်း σωλη
a-lɛ-pɔɪŋ so-le
NLNederlands
endosifon
en-doh-si-fon
NONorsk
endosifon
en-doh-si-fon
PAPA
ਅੰਤਰ-ਨਾਲ
ant-ar-nal
PLPolski
endosifon
en-doh-si-fon
PTPortuguês
endosifon
en-doh-si-fon
RORomână
endosifon
en-doh-si-fon
RUРусский
эндосифон
en-doh-si-fon
SVSvenska
endosifon
en-doh-si-fon
SWKiswahili
endosifon
en-doh-si-fon
TAதமிழ்
உள் குழாய்
ul ku-zhay
TEతెలుగు
అంతర్గత నली
antargata nali
THไทย
ท่อใน
tho nai
TLTL
endosifon
en-doh-si-fon
TRTürkçe
endosifon
en-doh-si-fon
UKУкраїнська
ендосифон
en-doh-si-fon
URاردو
اندو سیفون
an-doh si-fon
VITiếng Việt
ống nội
ong noi
YOYO
endosifon
en-doh-si-fon
ZH中文
内腔管 (nèiqiāngguǎn)
nei-qiang-guan
ZUZU
endosifon
en-doh-si-fon

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