Esiphonal

/ɪˈsɪfənəl/ adjective

Definition

Relating to or having the characteristics of a siphon-like structure; lacking a siphonal opening or tube, used in zoology.

Etymology

From e- (without) plus siphonal (relating to a siphon). In marine biology, describes organisms or shells that lack a siphonal canal or opening for water circulation.

Kelly Says

Clams and snails have siphons—tube-like structures for sucking in water and food—but some mollusks are esiphonal, meaning they evolved without this feature, showing how different body plans solve the same problem of survival in different ways.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እስነፎናል
e-si-fo-nal
ARالعربية
إسيفونال
i-si-fo-nal
BNবাংলা
এসিফোনাল
e-si-fo-nal
CACatalà
esiphonal
e-si-fo-nal
CSČeština
esiphonal
e-si-fo-nal
DADansk
esiphonal
e-si-fo-nal
DEDeutsch
esiphonal
e-si-fo-nal
ELΕλληνικά
Εσιφωναλ
e-si-fo-nal
ESEspañol
esiphonal
e-si-fo-nal
FAفارسی
اسیفونال
e-si-fo-nal
FISuomi
esiphonal
e-si-fo-nal
FRFrançais
esiphonal
e-si-fo-nal
GUGU
એસિફોનલ
e-si-fo-nal
HAHA
Esiphonal
e-si-fo-nal
HEעברית
איסיפונאל
i-si-fo-nal
HIहिन्दी
एसीफोनल
e-si-fo-nal
HUMagyar
esiphonal
e-si-fo-nal
IDBahasa Indonesia
esiphonal
e-si-fo-nal
IGIG
Esiphonal
e-si-fo-nal
ITItaliano
esiphonal
e-si-fo-nal
JA日本語
エシフォナル
e-shi-fo-naru
KKKK
Есифонал
e-si-fo-nal
KMKM
អេស៊ីហ្វូណល
e-si-fo-nal
KO한국어
에시포날
e-si-po-nal
MRMR
एसीफोनल
e-si-fo-nal
MSBahasa Melayu
esiphonal
e-si-fo-nal
MYမြန်မာ
အစီဖိုနယ်
a-si-fo-nai
NLNederlands
esiphonal
e-si-fo-nal
NONorsk
esiphonal
e-si-fo-nal
PAPA
ਏਸੀਫੋਨਲ
e-si-fo-nal
PLPolski
esiphonal
e-si-fo-nal
PTPortuguês
esiphonal
e-si-fo-nal
RORomână
esiphonal
e-si-fo-nal
RUРусский
есифонал
ye-si-fo-nal
SVSvenska
esiphonal
e-si-fo-nal
SWKiswahili
esiphonal
e-si-fo-nal
TAதமிழ்
எசிலோனல்
e-si-lo-nal
TEతెలుగు
ఎసిఫోనల్
e-si-fo-nal
THไทย
เอสิโฟนอล
e-si-fo-nal
TLTL
esiphonal
e-si-fo-nal
TRTürkçe
esiphonal
e-si-fo-nal
UKУкраїнська
есифонал
ye-si-fo-nal
URاردو
اسيفونال
i-si-fo-nal
VITiếng Việt
esiphonal
e-si-fo-nal
YOYO
Esiphonal
e-si-fo-nal
ZH中文
埃西法纳尔
ai-xi-fa-na-er
ZUZU
Isiphonal
i-si-fo-nal

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