Ganocephalan

/ɡænəˈsɛfələn/ noun

Definition

A singular member of the ganocephala group; an individual armored ancient fish with a hard, shiny head shield.

Etymology

From ganocephala (Greek ganos + kephale) plus the singular marker -an. This paleontological term describes individual specimens of this extinct fish group.

Kelly Says

Each ganocephalan fish was like a tiny armored tank roaming Paleozoic seas—their shiny head plates served as both protection and possibly display structures to attract mates, combining practical armor with animal swagger.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ጋኖሴፋላን
gah-noh-seh-fa-lan
ARالعربية
جاليسفالي
ja-lee-sef-a-lee
BNবাংলা
গানোসেফালান
ga-no-seh-fa-lan
CACatalà
ganocefal
gah-noh-sef-al
CSČeština
ganocefal
gah-noh-sef-al
DADansk
ganocefal
gah-noh-sef-al
DEDeutsch
Ganocéphalan
gah-noh-seh-fah-lan
ELΕλληνικά
γανόκεφαλος
gah-noh-keh-fa-los
ESEspañol
ganocéfalo
gah-noh-seh-fah-loh
FAفارسی
گانوسفالی
gah-noh-seh-fa-lee
FISuomi
ganocefali
gah-noh-sef-a-li
FRFrançais
ganocéphalan
gah-noh-sef-ah-lan
GUGU
ગાનોસેફાલન
gah-noh-seh-fahl-an
HAHA
ganocephal
gah-noh-sef-al
HEעברית
גנוציפלי
gah-noh-tsi-fee
HIहिन्दी
गानोसेफालन
ga-no-seh-fa-lan
HUMagyar
ganocefal
gah-noh-sef-al
IDBahasa Indonesia
ganocephalan
gah-noh-sef-ah-lan
IGIG
ganocephalan
gah-noh-sef-ah-lan
ITItaliano
ganocefalano
gah-noh-seh-fa-lah-noh
JA日本語
ガノセファラン
gano-se-far-an
KKKK
ганоцефал
gah-noh-tse-fahl
KMKM
គានូសេហាល
kah-noh-seh-hahl
KO한국어
가노세팔란
gano-se-pe-llan
MRMR
गानोसेफाल
gah-noh-seh-fahl
MSBahasa Melayu
ganocefal
gah-noh-sef-al
MYမြန်မာ
ဂနိုစီဖလန်
ga-noh-seh-pha-lan
NLNederlands
ganocefal
gah-noh-seh-fahl
NONorsk
ganocefal
gah-noh-sef-al
PAPA
ਗਾਨੋਸੈਫਾਲ
gah-noh-seh-fahl
PLPolski
ganocefal
gah-noh-sef-al
PTPortuguês
ganocéfalo
gah-noh-seh-fa-loh
RORomână
ganocefal
gah-noh-sef-al
RUРусский
ганоцефалин
gah-noh-tse-fa-lin
SVSvenska
ganocefal
gah-noh-sef-al
SWKiswahili
ganocefal
gah-noh-sef-al
TAதமிழ்
காணோசெபாலன்
ka-a-noh-seh-pa-lan
TEతెలుగు
గానోసెఫాలన్
ga-noh-seh-fa-lan
THไทย
แกโนเซฟาเลียน
ghae-noh-seh-fa-le-an
TLTL
ganocephal
gah-noh-sef-al
TRTürkçe
ganocefal
gah-noh-sef-al
UKУкраїнська
ганоцефалан
gah-noh-tse-fa-lan
URاردو
گانو سِفَال
gah-noh-seh-fahl
VITiếng Việt
ganocephalan
gah-noh-sef-ah-lan
YOYO
ganocephal
gah-noh-sef-al
ZH中文
甘脑头骨
gān nǎo tóugǔ
ZUZU
ganocephal
gah-noh-sef-al

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