Definition
In fish anatomy, describing a tail fin structure where the vertebral column extends to the edge of the tail in a bridge-like manner.
Etymology
From Greek 'gephyra' (bridge) and 'kerkos' (tail), combined with '-al' suffix. This ichthyological term specifically describes how certain fish vertebrae form a bridge-like support extending into the caudal fin.
Kelly Says
Fish have wild tail structures, and early scientists naming them were obsessed with geometric descriptions! This word shows how 'bridge' became a scientific term for any structure that connects one part to another.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ጅፍሮሴርካል
dʒi-fi-ro-se-r-kal
ARالعربية
جَفِيْرُوْكِرْعَلِيّ
dʒa-fiː-roo-kiːr-ˈʕa-liː
BNবাংলা
জিফিওসেরক্যাল
dʒi-fi-o-se-r-kal
CACatalà
gephyrocercal
dʒe-fi-ro-ˈsɛr-kal
CSČeština
gephyrocercal
dʒe-fi-ro-ˈsɛr-kal
DADansk
gephyrocercal
dʒe-fi-ro-ˈsɛr-kal
DEDeutsch
gephyrocercal
ɡe-fiːro-ˈt͡seʁkal
ELΕλληνικά
γεφυροκέρακαλος
ye-fi-ro-ke-ra-ka-los
ESEspañol
geofílico
heh-fee-lee-koh
FAفارسی
جِفِیروسرکال
dʒi-fi-ro-se-r-kal
FISuomi
gephyrocercal
dʒe-fi-ro-ˈsɛr-kal
FRFrançais
géphyrocérical
ʒe-fi-ro-se-ʁikal
GUGU
જિફિરોસર્કલ
dʒi-fi-ro-se-r-kal
HAHA
jifiroserkal
dʒi-fi-ro-se-r-kal
HEעברית
גיפירוצ'רלי
gi-fi-ro-t͡s'e-ri
HIहिन्दी
जिफ़ीरोसेरकल
dʒi-fi-ro-se-r-kal
HUMagyar
gephyrocercal
dʒe-fi-ro-ˈsɛr-kal
IDBahasa Indonesia
gephyrocercal
dʒe-fi-ro-se-r-kal
IGIG
gephyrocercal
dʒe-fi-ro-ˈsɛr-kal
ITItaliano
gephyrocercale
dʒe-fi-ro-t͡ʃer-ka-le
JA日本語
ゲフィロケラカル
gefirokerakaru
KKKK
жөгірөсеркал
dʒe-fi-ro-ˈsɛr-kal
KMKM
គិភីរូសេរកាល
ki-fi-ro-se-r-kal
KO한국어
게피로케라칼
gepi-ro-ke-ra-kal
MRMR
जिफिरोसेरकल
dʒi-fi-ro-se-r-kal
MSBahasa Melayu
gephyrocercal
dʒe-fi-ro-ˈsɛr-kal
MYမြန်မာ
ဂေဖီရိုစာကယ်
ga-fi-ro-sa-kae
NLNederlands
gephyrocercal
dʒe-fi-ro-ˈsɛr-kal
NONorsk
gephyrocercal
dʒe-fi-ro-ˈsɛr-kal
PAPA
ਜਿਫਿਰੋਸਰਕਲ
dʒi-fi-ro-se-r-kal
PLPolski
gephyrocercal
dʒɛ-fi-ro-ˈt͡sɛr-kal
PTPortuguês
gefirocercal
ʒe-fi-ro-sə-kal
RORomână
gephyrocercal
dʒe-fi-ro-ˈsɛr-kal
RUРусский
гефироцеральный
ɡe-fi-ro-t͡sɛ-ralʹnyj
SVSvenska
gephyrocercal
dʒe-fi-ro-ˈsɛr-kal
SWKiswahili
gephyrocercal
dʒe-fi-ro-ˈsɛr-kal
TAதமிழ்
ஜிஃபியோசேர்கல்
dʒi-fi-yo-se-r-kal
TEతెలుగు
జిఫియోసెర్కల్
dʒi-fi-yo-se-r-kal
THไทย
จีฟิโรเซอร์เคล
dʒi-fi-ro-se-r-ke-l
TLTL
gephyrocercal
dʒe-fi-ro-ˈsɛr-kal
TRTürkçe
gephyrocercal
dʒe-fi-ro-ˈt͡sɛr-kal
UKУкраїнська
гефіроцеральний
he-fi-ro-t͡sɛ-ralʹnyj
URاردو
جِفِیروسرکال
dʒi-fi-ro-se-r-kal
VITiếng Việt
gephyrocercal
dʒe-fi-ro-se-r-kal
YOYO
gephyrocercal
dʒe-fi-ro-ˈsɛr-kal
ZUZU
gephyrocercal
dʒe-fi-ro-ˈsɛr-kal