Definition
A member of the family Haliplidae; a small aquatic beetle found in freshwater and brackish environments.
Etymology
From 'Haliplidae,' the scientific family name derived from Greek 'hali-' (salt/sea) with the Latin suffix '-plid' or '-pus' meaning foot, referencing their aquatic adaptation.
Kelly Says
Haliplid beetles are so specialized for water that they carry a bubble of air under their wings like tiny submarines, showing how insects evolved to exploit aquatic niches over millions of years.
Translations
ARالعربية
حيوان بحرية صغير
ḥaywan baḥrīyyah sūghar
BNবাংলা
হালিপ্লিড
ha-li-pli-d
CACatalà
haliplid
ha-li-p-lid
CSČeština
haliplid
ha-li-p-lid
DADansk
haliplid
ha-li-p-lid
DEDeutsch
Haliplid
ha-li-p-lid
ELΕλληνικά
χαλιπλίδης
haliplīdēs
ESEspañol
halíplido
a-li-p-li-do
FAفارسی
حلی پ्लید
ḥalī plidd
FISuomi
haliplid
ha-li-p-lid
FRFrançais
haliplide
a-li-p-lid
GUGU
હાલિપ્લીડ
ha-li-pli-d
HAHA
haliplid
ha-li-p-lid
HIहिन्दी
हालिप्लिड
ha-li-pli-d
HUMagyar
haliplid
ha-li-p-lid
IDBahasa Indonesia
haliplid
ha-li-p-lid
IGIG
haliplid
ha-li-p-lid
ITItaliano
haliplide
a-li-p-lide
JA日本語
ハリピリッド
ha-ri-p-ri-ddo
KKKK
халіплід
ha-li-p-lid
KMKM
ហាលីព្លង់គ្តុន
ha-li-plan-kton
MRMR
हालिप्लिड
ha-li-pli-d
MSBahasa Melayu
haliplid
ha-li-p-lid
MYမြန်မာ
ဟာလီပလန်ကတွန်
ha-li-plan-kat-ton
NLNederlands
haliplid
ha-li-p-lid
NONorsk
haliplid
ha-li-p-lid
PAPA
ਹਾਲੀਪਲੀਡ
ha-li-pli-d
PLPolski
haliplid
ha-li-p-lid
PTPortuguês
halíplido
a-li-p-li-do
RORomână
haliplid
ha-li-p-lid
RUРусский
галиплид
ga-li-p-lid
SVSvenska
haliplid
ha-li-p-lid
SWKiswahili
haliplid
ha-li-p-lid
TAதமிழ்
ஹாலிப்ளிட்
ha-li-pli-d
TEతెలుగు
హాలిప్లిడ్
ha-li-pli-d
THไทย
ฮาลิปลิด
ha-li-p-lid
TLTL
haliplid
ha-li-p-lid
TRTürkçe
haliplid
ha-li-p-lid
UKУкраїнська
галіплід
ha-li-p-lid
URاردو
ہالپلیڈ
ha-li-pli-d
VITiếng Việt
haliplid
ha-li-p-lid
YOYO
haliplid
ha-li-p-lid
ZUZU
haliplid
ha-li-p-lid