Definition
A suborder of parasitic crustaceans that live on or inside other crustaceans, often dramatically changing their host's appearance and behavior.
Etymology
From Greek 'epi' (upon) + 'karides' (shrimp). The term emerged in 19th-century zoological classification to describe these specialized parasites that were recognized as a distinct group within crustacean biology.
Kelly Says
These parasites are nature's body-snatchers—they can completely feminize male crustaceans and cause them to care for the parasite's eggs as if they were their own offspring, essentially hijacking the host's entire reproductive system.
Translations
ARالعربية
غشاء القلب
ghishāʾ al-qalb
BNবাংলা
অপিকার্ডিয়া
o-pi-kar-dee-ah
CACatalà
epicardi
e-pi-kar-dee
CSČeština
epicaridea
e-pi-kar-ee-deh-ah
DADansk
epicaridea
e-pi-kar-ee-deh-ah
DEDeutsch
Epicaridea
e-pi-kar-ee-dah
ELΕλληνικά
επικαρδία
e-pi-kar-dee-ah
ESEspañol
epicaridea
eh-pee-kar-ee-deh-ah
FAفارسی
پوشش قلب
poosh-e-qalb
FISuomi
epicardiumi
e-pi-kar-dee-umi
FRFrançais
épicaridée
e-pee-ka-ree-day
GUGU
એપિકાર્ડિયમ
e-pi-kar-dee-um
HAHA
epicaridea
e-pi-kar-ee-deh-ah
HEעברית
אפיקרדיום
e-pi-kar-dee-um
HIहिन्दी
एपिकार्डिया
e-pi-kar-dee-ah
HUMagyar
epicaridea
e-pi-kar-ee-deh-ah
IDBahasa Indonesia
epicaridea
eh-pee-kar-ee-deh-ah
IGIG
epicaridea
e-pi-kar-ee-deh-ah
ITItaliano
epicaridea
e-pee-kar-ee-deh-ah
KKKK
эпикардея
e-pi-kar-dee-yah
KMKM
ស្បែកសម្ដី
sbaek samdei
KO한국어
심장 외피
simjang-oe-pi
MRMR
एपिकार्डिया
e-pi-kar-dee-ah
MSBahasa Melayu
epicaridea
e-pi-kar-ee-deh-ah
MYမြန်မာ
ရှင်ပုံ
shin-pon
NLNederlands
epicaridea
e-pi-kar-ee-deh-ah
NONorsk
epicaridea
e-pi-kar-ee-deh-ah
PAPA
ਅਪੀਕਾਰਡੀਅਮ
a-pee-kar-dee-am
PLPolski
epicaridea
e-pi-kar-ee-deh-ah
PTPortuguês
epicaridea
eh-pee-kar-ee-deh-ah
RORomână
epicaridea
e-pi-kar-ee-deh-ah
RUРусский
эпикардея
e-pi-kar-dee-yah
SVSvenska
epicaridea
e-pi-kar-ee-deh-ah
SWKiswahili
epicaridea
e-pi-kar-ee-deh-ah
TAதமிழ்
இதயக் கவரி
i-tha-yak-ka-va-ri
TEతెలుగు
హృదయ పొర
h-ri-d-ay-po-ra
THไทย
เยื่อหุ้มหัวใจ
yew hua-hum hua-jai
TLTL
epicaridea
e-pi-kar-ee-deh-ah
TRTürkçe
epikardea
e-pi-kar-dee-ah
UKУкраїнська
епікардея
e-pi-kar-dee-yah
URاردو
ایپی کارڈ
e-pi-kar-d
VITiếng Việt
epicaridea
eh-pee-kar-ee-deh-ah
YOYO
epicaridea
e-pi-kar-ee-deh-ah
ZUZU
epicaridea
e-pi-kar-ee-deh-ah