Definition
In anatomy, a small hook-like projection or appendage, particularly in certain marine organisms and parasites.
Etymology
From Latin hemula, a diminutive form meaning 'little hook,' derived from hamus (hook). The term is used in zoological and parasitological scientific nomenclature.
Kelly Says
Hemules are some of nature's tiniest hooks—parasitic worms use them to anchor themselves to their hosts with microscopic grappling hooks, and scientists can only see them with electron microscopes, yet they're crucial to the parasite's survival strategy.
Translations
CACatalà
hemule
he-moo-leh
CSČeština
hemule
he-moo-leh
DADansk
hemule
he-moo-leh
DEDeutsch
Hemule
he-moo-leh
ELΕλληνικά
hemule
he-moo-leh
ESEspañol
hemule
he-moo-leh
FISuomi
hemule
he-moo-leh
FRFrançais
hemule
he-moo-leh
HIहिन्दी
हेम्यूल
he-myu-l
HUMagyar
hemule
he-moo-leh
IDBahasa Indonesia
hemule
he-moo-leh
ITItaliano
hemule
he-moo-leh
MSBahasa Melayu
hemule
he-moo-leh
NLNederlands
hemule
he-moo-leh
NONorsk
hemule
he-moo-leh
PLPolski
hemule
he-moo-leh
PTPortuguês
hemule
he-moo-leh
RORomână
hemule
he-moo-leh
RUРусский
hemule
he-moo-leh
SVSvenska
hemule
he-moo-leh
SWKiswahili
hemule
he-moo-leh
TAதமிழ்
ஹெம்யூல்
he-myu-l
TEతెలుగు
హెమ్వుల్
he-mvul
TRTürkçe
hemule
he-moo-leh
UKУкраїнська
hemule
he-moo-leh
VITiếng Việt
hemule
he-moo-leh