Cephalaspis

/ˌsɛfəˈlæspɪs/ noun

Definition

An extinct genus of armored fish from ancient times with a large shield-like head covering.

Etymology

From Greek 'kephalē' (head) + 'aspis' (shield). The name perfectly describes these primitive fish, which had hard bony plates protecting their heads like a medieval shield.

Kelly Says

Cephalaspis swam in ancient seas over 350 million years ago, and their heavy armor plates were so effective that they barely needed bodies—they were basically heads with shields, representing an early evolutionary strategy for survival!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሰፍላስፒስ
sef-la-s-pis
ARالعربية
سِفَالَاسْبِيس
si-fa-las-bees
BNবাংলা
সেফ্যালাস্পিস
se-fa-la-as-pis
CACatalà
cephalaspis
sef-ah-las-pis
CSČeština
cephalaspis
sef-ah-las-pis
DADansk
cephalaspis
sef-ah-las-pis
DEDeutsch
Cephalaspis
tse-fa-las-pis
ELΕλληνικά
κεφαλασπίς
ke-fa-las-pis
ESEspañol
cefaloespís
sef-ah-loh-es-pees
FAفارسی
سِفَالَاسْپِیس
si-fa-las-pis
FISuomi
cephalaspis
sef-ah-las-pis
FRFrançais
céphalaspis
sef-ah-las-pee
GUGU
સેફાલાસ્પિસ
se-fa-las-pis
HAHA
cephalaspis
sef-ah-las-pis
HEעברית
צֶפְאַלַסְפִּיס
tsef-a-las-pis
HIहिन्दी
सेफलास्पिस
sef-la-s-pis
HUMagyar
cephalaspis
sef-ah-las-pis
IDBahasa Indonesia
cephalaspis
sef-ah-las-pis
IGIG
cephalaspis
sef-ah-las-pis
ITItaliano
cephalaspis
sef-ah-las-pis
JA日本語
ケファラスピス
ke-fa-ra-su-pisu
KKKK
сефаласпис
se-fa-las-pis
KMKM
ស្ដាប់
s-ta-ap
KO한국어
세파라스피스
se-pa-ra-seu-pis
MRMR
सेफालस्पिस
sef-a-las-pis
MSBahasa Melayu
cephalaspis
sef-ah-las-pis
MYမြန်မာ
ခေါင်းရှိ
khawn-she
NLNederlands
cephalaspis
sef-ah-las-pis
NONorsk
cephalaspis
sef-ah-las-pis
PAPA
ਸੇਫਾਲਾਸਪਿਸ
sef-a-las-pis
PLPolski
cephalaspis
sef-ah-las-pis
PTPortuguês
cephalaspis
sef-ah-las-pis
RORomână
cephalaspis
sef-ah-las-pis
RUРусский
цефаласпис
tse-fa-las-pis
SVSvenska
cephalaspis
sef-ah-las-pis
SWKiswahili
cephalaspis
sef-ah-las-pis
TAதமிழ்
செபலான்ஸ்பிஸ்
se-pa-lan-s-pis
TEతెలుగు
సెఫాలాస్పిస్
se-fa-la-s-pis
THไทย
เซฟาลาสปิส
se-fa-la-s-pis
TLTL
cephalaspis
sef-ah-las-pis
TRTürkçe
cephalaspis
sef-ah-las-pis
UKУкраїнська
цефаласпіс
tse-fa-las-pis
URاردو
سیفالانتیس
si-fa-lan-tis
VITiếng Việt
cephalaspis
sef-ah-las-pis
YOYO
cephalaspis
sef-ah-las-pis
ZH中文
头盾鱼
tóu dùn yú
ZUZU
cephalaspis
sef-ah-las-pis

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