Chaetetes

/kiːˈtiːtiːz/ noun

Definition

An extinct genus of bryozoans (tiny colonial marine animals) from the Paleozoic Era, characterized by tubular structures with hair-like projections.

Etymology

From Greek χαίτη (chaitē) meaning hair, and -etes, a taxonomic suffix, literally meaning 'hair-like creatures.'

Kelly Says

Chaetetes lived hundreds of millions of years ago and their fossilized colonies now form part of the rock record—studying them tells us about ancient ocean conditions and how life organized itself before modern ecosystems.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ቻእትንግቴስ
cha-et-in-g-te-s
ARالعربية
شاييتيتس
shay-yit-its
BNবাংলা
চৈটেটেস
choi-te-tes
CACatalà
chaetetes
kha-ye-te-tez
CSČeština
chaetetes
khaye-te-tez
DADansk
chaetetes
khay-et-e-tez
DEDeutsch
Chaetetetes
khay-et-e-tez
ELΕλληνικά
χαέτετες
kha-e-tes
ESEspañol
chaetetes
kay-et-e-tez
FAفارسی
چیتتت
cheh-tet-tet
FISuomi
chaetetes
khay-et-e-tez
FRFrançais
chaetetes
sha-et-et
GUGU
ચેટટેટેસ
che-tte-tes
HAHA
chaetetes
chai-et-e-tez
HEעברית
חייטטס
kha-yit-tes
HIहिन्दी
चाएटेटेस
cha-ay-te-tez
HUMagyar
chaetetes
khaye-te-tez
IDBahasa Indonesia
chaetetes
chai-et-e-tez
IGIG
chaetetes
chai-et-e-tez
ITItaliano
chaetetes
kay-e-te-tez
JA日本語
チャエテテス
chae-te-tesu
KKKK
chaetetes
khaye-te-tez
KMKM
ចេតាងជីទេស
cha-et-an-zi-tes
KO한국어
차에테테스
chae-te-te-se
MRMR
चाेटटेटेस
cha-et-te-tes
MSBahasa Melayu
chaetetes
chai-et-e-tez
MYမြန်မာ
ချေတန်ဂျီတက်
cha-ye-tan-gi-tet
NLNederlands
chaetetes
kay-et-e-tez
NONorsk
chaetetes
khay-et-e-tez
PAPA
ਚੈਟਟੇਟੇਸ
cha-et-te-tes
PLPolski
chaetetes
khaye-te-tez
PTPortuguês
chaetetes
kay-et-e-tez
RORomână
chaetetes
khaye-te-tez
RUРусский
chaetetes
khaye-te-tez
SVSvenska
chaetetes
khay-et-e-tez
SWKiswahili
chaetetes
chai-et-e-tez
TAதமிழ்
சேட்டேட்டேஸ்
saetta-te-te-es
TEతెలుగు
చైతేటేస్
chai-te-te-es
THไทย
ชาตเตเตส
cha-t-te-tes
TLTL
chaetetes
chai-et-e-tez
TRTürkçe
chaetetes
kay-et-e-tez
UKУкраїнська
chaetetes
khaye-te-tez
URاردو
چائیتٹس
cha-i-tt-is
VITiếng Việt
chaetetes
khay-et-e-tez
YOYO
chaetetes
chai-et-e-tez
ZH中文
chaetetes
chāi étè tè sī
ZUZU
chaetetes
chai-et-e-tez

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