Harpoonlike

/ˈhɑɹpuːnˌlaɪk/ adjective

Definition

Resembling a harpoon in shape or function; having the pointed, detachable head characteristic of a harpoon.

Etymology

From harpoon (French harpon) plus -like (Old English -lic). The compound describes something that shares the distinctive features of a harpoon.

Kelly Says

Many fish have evolved harpoonlike structures—some squid have tentacles with suction cups that detach like harpoon heads, and certain deep-sea anglerfish have teeth so angled they act like biological harpoons to snag prey in complete darkness.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
የአጥቢ እንቁላል እንደሚመሳሰል
ye-at-bi en-kʷu-la-l en-de-mi-me-sa-sel
ARالعربية
مثل رمح
mithal ram-ah
BNবাংলা
যেমন হরপুন
ye-men har-poon
CACatalà
com un arpó
ko-m un ar-po
CSČeština
jako harpun
ja-ko har-pun
DADansk
som en harpun
sohm en har-pun
DEDeutsch
wie ein Harpun
vee ein har-pun
ELΕλληνικά
σαν ένα harpon
san e-na har-pon
ESEspañol
como un arpón
ko-mo un ar-pon
FAفارسی
مانند یک harpoon
man-and ye-k har-poon
FISuomi
kalakuonomainen
ka-la-kuo-no-mai-nen
FRFrançais
comme un harpon
ko-m' un ar-pon
GUGU
કાર્પણિયુ જેવું
kar-pa-ni-yu je-vu
HAHA
kamar harpoon
ka-mar har-poon
HEעברית
כמו חרבות
kmo har-va-ot
HIहिन्दी
हारपून जैसा
haar-poon ja-isa
HUMagyar
mint egy harpon
mint egy har-pon
IDBahasa Indonesia
seperti harpun
se-pa-ti har-pun
IGIG
kama ọnọ
ka-ma on-o
ITItaliano
come un arpione
ko-me un ar-pio-ne
JA日本語
銛のような
mo-ri yo-na-ni
KKKK
дейік арбау
dey-ik ar-bau
KMKM
ដូចជា ស្តាយ
do-ch ja st-ay
KO한국어
창처럼
chang-che-rom
MRMR
हारपूनसारखा
haar-poon-sa-r-kha
MSBahasa Melayu
seperti harpun
se-pa-ti har-pun
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်များ သင်္ကြယ် တိုက်ရိုက်
kyun-ta-w ma-yar shin-kye ta-i-ye-ik
NLNederlands
zoals een harpoen
zo-als een har-poen
NONorsk
som en harpun
sohm en har-pun
PAPA
ਹਰਪੂਨ ਵਾਂਗ
har-poon va-ng
PLPolski
jak harpun
jak har-pun
PTPortuguês
como um arpão
ko-mo um ar-po-au
RORomână
ca un arp
ca un arp
RUРусский
как гарпун
kak gar-pun
SVSvenska
lik en harpun
lik en har-pun
SWKiswahili
kama harpoon
ka-ma har-poon
TAதமிழ்
வில்லின் போல
vil-lin po-la
TEతెలుగు
సముద్రపు పక్షులను పట్టుకునేవారు
sa-mu-dra-pu pak-shula-nu pat-tu-ku-ne-va-ru
THไทย
เหมือนหอก
meuan hok
TLTL
tuladang isang harpoon
tu-la-dang is-ang har-poon
TRTürkçe
bir harpon gibi
bir har-pon gi-bi
UKУкраїнська
як гарпун
yak har-pun
URاردو
جیسے ایک ہارپون
ja-ise ek har-poon
VITiếng Việt
như một cái harpoon
nhu mot cai har-poon
YOYO
lo kan harpoon
lo kan har-poon
ZH中文
像鱼叉一样
xiang yu chā yī yàng
ZUZU
njengom unharpoon
njeng-om un-har-poon

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