Glossiphonidae

/ɡlɒsɪfoʊˈneɪdiː/ noun

Definition

The taxonomic family of glossiphonia leeches, comprising small freshwater parasitic worms.

Etymology

Scientific family name formed from 'Glossiphonia' (genus) + '-idae' (family suffix used in biological taxonomy). Follows Linnaean nomenclature conventions.

Kelly Says

In biological taxonomy, '-idae' endings denote families, and Glossiphonidae represents one of the most ancient leech families—fossils show they've barely changed in 200 million years, making them living fossils!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ግሎሲፎኒዴ
glo-si-fo-ni-de
ARالعربية
Glossiphonidae
glɒsɪˈfɒnɪˌdiː
BNবাংলা
গ্লসিফোনাইডি
glos-si-fo-nai-di
CACatalà
Glossiphonidae
glos-si-fo-ni-da-i
CSČeština
Glossiphonidae
glos-si-fo-ni-da-i
DADansk
Glossiphonidae
glos-si-fo-ni-da-i
DEDeutsch
Glossiphonidae
glos-si-fo-ni-da-i
ELΕλληνικά
Glossiphonidae
glos-si-fo-ni-da-i
ESEspañol
glossifonidas
glos-si-fo-ni-das
FAفارسی
گلسیفونی
glos-si-fo-ni
FISuomi
Glossiphonidae
glos-si-fo-ni-da-i
FRFrançais
Glossiphonidae
glos-i-fo-ni-da
GUGU
ગ્લોસિફોનિડાઈ
glo-si-fo-ni-dai
HAHA
Glossiphonidae
glos-si-fo-ni-da-i
HEעברית
Gלוסיפונואידים
glos-si-fo-no-i-dim
HIहिन्दी
ग्लॉसिफोनिडे
glos-si-fo-ni-de
HUMagyar
Glossiphonidae
glos-si-fo-ni-da-i
IDBahasa Indonesia
Glossiphonidae
glos-si-fo-ni-da-i
IGIG
Glossiphonidae
glos-si-fo-ni-da-i
ITItaliano
Glossiphonidae
glos-si-fo-ni-da-i
JA日本語
グロッシフォニダエ
guro-shi-foni-da-e
KKKK
Глоссифониды
glos-si-fo-ni-dy
KMKM
Glossiphonidae
glos-si-fo-ni-da-i
KO한국어
글로시포니데
geul-lo-si-po-ni-de
MRMR
ग्लॉसिफोनिडे
glos-si-fo-ni-de
MSBahasa Melayu
Glossiphonidae
glos-si-fo-ni-da-i
MYမြန်မာ
Glossiphonidae
glos-si-fo-ni-da-i
NLNederlands
Glossiphonidae
glos-si-fo-ni-da-i
NONorsk
Glossiphonidae
glos-si-fo-ni-da-i
PAPA
ਗਲੋਸિਫੋਨਾਈਡ
glos-si-fo-nai-d
PLPolski
Glossiphonidae
glos-si-fo-ni-da-i
PTPortuguês
Glossiphonidae
glos-si-fo-ni-da-i
RORomână
Glossiphonidae
glos-si-fo-ni-da-i
RUРусский
Глоссифониды
glos-si-fo-ni-dy
SVSvenska
Glossiphonidae
glos-si-fo-ni-da-i
SWKiswahili
Glossiphonidae
glos-si-fo-ni-da-i
TAதமிழ்
கிளோசிபோனிடே
ki-lo-si-po-ni-da-e
TEతెలుగు
గ్లోసిఫోనిడే
glo-si-fo-ni-da-e
THไทย
Glossiphonidae
glo-si-fo-ni-da-i
TLTL
Glossiphonidae
glos-si-fo-ni-da-i
TRTürkçe
Glossiphonidae
glos-si-fo-ni-da-i
UKУкраїнська
Глоссифоніди
glos-si-fo-ni-dy
URاردو
گلسیفونائیڈ
glos-si-fo-nai-d
VITiếng Việt
Glossiphonidae
glos-si-fo-ni-da-i
YOYO
Glossiphonidae
glos-si-fo-ni-da-i
ZH中文
Gloss siphonidae
gāosī fēn shí dāi
ZUZU
Glossiphonidae
glos-si-fo-ni-da-i

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