Crotaline

/ˈkroʊtəlaɪn/ adjective

Definition

Relating to or belonging to the subfamily Crotalinae, especially rattlesnakes and their relatives.

Etymology

From the subfamily name Crotalinae with the adjectival suffix -e, allowing the scientific classification to function as an adjective.

Kelly Says

When scientists describe a snake as 'crotaline,' they're using a 2,500-year-old word from Greek theater—the percussion instruments dancers shook are now scientific vocabulary!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ክሮታሊን
kro-ta-lin
ARالعربية
سحلية صوّاح
siḥliyyah ṣawwāḥ
BNবাংলা
ক্রোটালিন
kro-ta-lin
CACatalà
crotalí
kro-ta-li
CSČeština
crotalin
kro-ta-lin
DADansk
crotalin
kro-ta-lin
DEDeutsch
Crotalin
kroh-ta-lihn
ELΕλληνικά
κροταλινός
kro-ta-li-nos
ESEspañol
crotalino
kro-ta-lee-noh
FAفارسی
کروتالین
kro-ta-lin
FISuomi
crotalin
kro-ta-lin
FRFrançais
crotalin
kro-ta-leen
GUGU
ક્રોટાલીન
kro-ta-lin
HAHA
krotalin
kro-ta-lin
HEעברית
קרוטליני
kro-ta-li-ni
HIहिन्दी
क्रोतालिन
kro-ta-lin
HUMagyar
crotalin
kro-ta-lin
IDBahasa Indonesia
crotalin
kro-ta-lin
IGIG
krotalin
kro-ta-lin
ITItaliano
crotalino
kro-ta-lee-noh
JA日本語
クロタリン
Kurotarin
KKKK
көктем
kok-tem
KMKM
ក្រូតាលីន
kro-ta-lin
KO한국어
크로타린
keu-ro-ta-rin
MRMR
क्रोतालिन
kro-ta-lin
MSBahasa Melayu
crotalin
kro-ta-lin
MYမြန်မာ
ကရိုတာလိန်း
ka-ro-ta-lin
NLNederlands
crotaline
kro-ta-li-ne
NONorsk
crotalin
kro-ta-lin
PAPA
ਕ੍ਰੋਟਾਲੀਨ
kro-ta-lin
PLPolski
crotalinowy
kro-ta-li-no-vy
PTPortuguês
crotalino
kro-ta-li-noh
RORomână
crotalin
kro-ta-lin
RUРусский
кроталин
kro-ta-lin
SVSvenska
crotalin
kro-ta-lin
SWKiswahili
crotalin
kro-ta-lin
TAதமிழ்
கிரோட்டாலின்
ki-ro-ta-lin
TEతెలుగు
క్రోటాలిన్
kro-ta-lin
THไทย
ครอทาไลน์
kro-ta-lai
TLTL
crotalin
kro-ta-lin
TRTürkçe
krotalin
kro-ta-lin
UKУкраїнська
кроталін
kro-ta-lin
URاردو
کروٹالین
kro-ta-lin
VITiếng Việt
crotalin
kro-ta-lin
YOYO
krotalin
kro-ta-lin
ZH中文
响蛇的
xiǎng shé de
ZUZU
krotalin
kro-ta-lin

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