Definition
A genus of sharks (smooth hammerheads) characterized by a mouth structure compared to a hinge joint.
Etymology
From Greek 'ginglymos' (hinge) + 'stoma' (mouth). The name references the specialized hinge-like structure of the shark's mouth or jaw mechanism.
Kelly Says
Naming a shark genus using anatomical hinge terminology shows how biologists sometimes get creative and unusual with their Latin—they're essentially saying this shark's mouth works like a door hinge!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ግንግሊሞስቶማ
gin-gli-moh-sto-ma
ARالعربية
جينغلي موستوما
jain-glih moh-sto-ma
BNবাংলা
জিংগ্লিমোস্টোমা
jin-gli-moh-sto-ma
CACatalà
ginglymostoma
zin-gli-moh-sto-ma
CSČeština
ginglymostoma
zing-li-moh-sto-ma
DADansk
ginglymostoma
zing-li-moh-sto-ma
DEDeutsch
ginglymostoma
zing-li-moh-sto-ma
ELΕλληνικά
τζίνγκλιμοστόμα
dzin-gli-moh-sto-ma
ESEspañol
ginglimostoma
xin-gli-moh-sto-ma
FAفارسی
جینگلیموستوما
jin-gli-moh-sto-ma
FISuomi
ginglymostoma
zing-li-moh-sto-ma
FRFrançais
ginglymostoma
zin-gli-moh-sto-ma
GUGU
જિંગલીમોસ્ટોમા
jin-gli-moh-sto-ma
HAHA
ginglymostoma
jin-gli-moh-sto-ma
HEעברית
ג'ינגלימוסטומה
gin-gli-moh-sto-ma
HIहिन्दी
जिंगलीमोस्टोमा
jing-lee-moh-sto-ma
HUMagyar
ginglymostoma
zing-li-moh-sto-ma
IDBahasa Indonesia
ginglymostoma
jin-gli-moh-sto-ma
IGIG
jịnglimostoma
jin-gli-moh-sto-ma
ITItaliano
ginglymostoma
zin-gli-moh-sto-ma
JA日本語
ジングリモストマ
jin-guri-moh-su-toma
KKKK
жынғылымұстома
jin-gli-moh-sto-ma
KMKM
ជិងគ្លីម៉ូស្តុម៉ា
chin-gli-moh-sto-ma
KO한국어
진글리모스토마
jin-geul-li-moh-sto-ma
MRMR
जिंगलीमोस्टोमा
jin-gli-moh-sto-ma
MSBahasa Melayu
ginglymostoma
jin-gli-moh-sto-ma
MYမြန်မာ
ဂင်္ဂလီမိုစတိုမာ
gin-gli-moh-sto-ma
NLNederlands
ginglymostoma
zin-gli-moh-sto-ma
NONorsk
ginglymostoma
zing-li-moh-sto-ma
PAPA
ਜਿੰਗਲੀਮੋਸਟੋਮਾ
jin-gli-moh-sto-ma
PLPolski
ginglymostoma
zin-gli-moh-sto-ma
PTPortuguês
ginglymostoma
zin-gli-moh-sto-ma
RORomână
ginglymostoma
zin-gli-moh-sto-ma
RUРусский
гинглимостома
gin-gli-moh-sto-ma
SVSvenska
ginglymostoma
zing-li-moh-sto-ma
SWKiswahili
ginglymostoma
jin-gli-moh-sto-ma
TAதமிழ்
ஜிங்கிளிமோஸ்டோமா
jin-ki-li-moh-sto-ma
TEతెలుగు
జింగ్లిమోస్టోమా
jin-gli-moh-sto-ma
THไทย
จิงกลีโมสโตมา
jing-gli-moh-sto-ma
TLTL
ginglymostoma
jin-gli-moh-sto-ma
TRTürkçe
ginglymostoma
zin-gli-moh-sto-ma
UKУкраїнська
гінглімостома
hin-gli-moh-sto-ma
URاردو
جنگلی موستوما
jang-li-moh-sto-ma
VITiếng Việt
ginglymostoma
jin-glin-moh-sto-ma
YOYO
jìnglímọstọ́mà
jin-gli-moh-sto-ma
ZH中文
金格里莫斯多马
jīn gé lǐ mò sī duō mǎ
ZUZU
jenglymostoma
jen-gli-moh-sto-ma