Definition
A genus of extinct oysters from the Mesozoic Era, characterized by their curved, twisted shells shaped somewhat like an eagle's claw.
Etymology
Scientific Latin from Greek 'gryps' meaning 'curved' or 'hooked,' because the shells' pronounced curvature resembles a griffin's curved beak or talon.
Kelly Says
Gryphaea oysters are so curved and twisted that they look like nature was trying to sculpt a griffin's claw—their distinctive shape makes them one of the most recognizable fossils from dinosaur-era oceans.
Translations
ARالعربية
غريفيا
gri-fi-ya
BNবাংলা
গ্রিফিয়া
gri-fi-ya
CACatalà
gryphaea
gri-fay-a
CSČeština
gryphaea
gri-fay-a
DADansk
gryphaea
gri-fay-a
DEDeutsch
Gryphaea
gri-fa-a
ELΕλληνικά
γκριφάεια
gri-fa-ia
ESEspañol
gryphaea
gri-fay-a
FISuomi
gryphaea
gri-fay-a
FRFrançais
gryphaée
gri-fa-e
HIहिन्दी
ग्रिफिया
gri-fi-ya
HUMagyar
gryphaea
gri-fay-a
IDBahasa Indonesia
gryphaea
gri-fay-a
ITItaliano
gryphaea
gri-fay-a
MSBahasa Melayu
gryphaea
gri-fay-a
MYမြန်မာ
ဂရီဖိယာ
gri-fi-ya
NLNederlands
gryphaea
gri-fay-a
NONorsk
gryphaea
gri-fay-a
PLPolski
gryphaea
gri-fay-a
PTPortuguês
gryphaea
gri-fay-a
RORomână
gryphaea
gri-fay-a
RUРусский
грифая
gri-fay-a
SVSvenska
gryphaea
gri-fay-a
SWKiswahili
gryphaea
gri-fay-a
TAதமிழ்
கிரிஃபியா
kri-fi-ya
TEతెలుగు
గ్రిఫియా
gri-fi-ya
TRTürkçe
gryphaea
gri-fay-a
UKУкраїнська
грифая
gri-fay-a
VITiếng Việt
gryphaea
gri-fay-a