Definition
A gill structure in mollusks that has leaf-like folds arranged on both sides of a central axis.
Etymology
From Latin 'folium' (leaf) + 'branchia' (gill), combining two anatomical terms to describe the branched, leafy appearance of certain gill structures found in marine animals.
Kelly Says
Some sea creatures evolved these fancy leaf-shaped gills to maximize water contact for oxygen absorption—nature's solution to needing more surface area in a tight space, thousands of years before engineers invented fins and filters.
Translations
ARالعربية
زعنفة ورقية
zʿanfa waraqiyya
BNবাংলা
পাতা শ্বাস
pata śbās
CACatalà
brànquia foliàcia
bɾanˈki.a fɔliˈa.si.a
CSČeština
listová žábry
lɪstɔvaː ʒaːbri
DADansk
bladgælle
blædɡælə
DEDeutsch
Foliobranchie
foˈliːoˌbʁaŋkiə
ELΕλληνικά
φύλλοβράγχια
ˈfiloˌvraŋˈçia
ESEspañol
foliobranquio
foljoβɾaŋˈtʃjo
FAفارسی
برانشیا برگ
barānbīā barge
FISuomi
lehtihahti
ˈlehtiˌhɑhti
FRFrançais
foliobranchie
fɔljɔbʁɑ̃ʃi
GUGU
પાંદડી શ્વાસ
pāṇḍaḍī śvās
HAHA
hazikan bishiya
hazikan bishiya
HEעברית
זימים עליים
zimim ʿalayim
HIहिन्दी
पत्ती श्वास
pattī śvās
HUMagyar
levélkopoltyú
ˈlɛveːlkopoːtjuː
IDBahasa Indonesia
insang daun
insaŋ daun
IGIG
akwụkwọ anwụ
akwụkwọ anwụ
ITItaliano
foliobranchia
fɔljoˈbraŋkja
KKKK
жапырақты дем алу
japyraqty dem alu
KMKM
ស្ពាន់ស្លឹក
spŏən slɛk
MSBahasa Melayu
insang daun
insaŋ daun
MYမြန်မာ
ရွက်လုံး
rwè luṅ
NLNederlands
bladkieuw
blɑtkɪu
NONorsk
bladgjelle
blɑdɡjɛlə
PLPolski
liściowata
lʲiɕt͡ɕɔˈvata
PTPortuguês
foliobrânquia
foljuˈbɾɐ̃ki.ɐ
RORomână
branhie foliacee
branˈki.e foliˈa.t͡se.e
RUРусский
фолиобранхия
folʹjɔbrɑnˈxʲijə
SVSvenska
bladgäl
blɑːdɡɛl
SWKiswahili
gamba la jani
gamba la jani
TAதமிழ்
இலை சுவாசம்
ilai cuvācam
TEతెలుగు
ఆకు శ్వాస
āku śvāsa
TLTL
gill ng dahon
gil ng dahon
TRTürkçe
yaprak solungaç
japɾak soluŋatʃ
UKУкраїнська
фоліобранхія
folʹjɔbrɑnˈxʲijɐ
URاردو
پتہ شواہ
pata śvāh
VITiếng Việt
vây lá
vây lá
ZUZU
gill yezwe
gil yezwe