Definition
The condition or characteristic of having hidden, reduced, or concealed gills, typically found in certain amphibians.
Etymology
From 'crypto-' plus 'branchia' (Greek for 'gills'), this scientific noun describes a morphological feature. The term was developed in 19th-century zoological classification to identify amphibians with gill structures that differ from typical fish gills.
Kelly Says
This word names a genuine biological mystery: some amphibians seem to have 'missing' gills, but they're actually there, hidden under skin folds. Scientists noticed this pattern and created a term for this invisible feature.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ክርስቶብራንቺያ
kri-sto-bra-n-chi-a
ARالعربية
كRIPTOBRANCHIA
kri-pto-bran-ki-a
BNবাংলা
ক্রিপ্টোব্রান্চিয়া
kri-pto-bran-chi-a
CACatalà
cryptobranchia
kro-pto-bran-ki-a
CSČeština
cryptobranchia
kro-pto-bran-ki-a
DADansk
cryptobranchia
kro-pto-bran-ki-a
DEDeutsch
Cryptobranchia
kro-pto-bran-ki-a
ELΕλληνικά
κρυπτοβραγχία
kri-pto-bran-khia
ESEspañol
criptobranquios
kri-pto-bran-ki-os
FAفارسی
کریپتو برانشیا
kri-ipto-bran-shi-a
FISuomi
cryptobranchia
kro-pto-bran-ki-a
FRFrançais
cryptobranchia
kro-to-bran-ki-a
GUGU
ક્રિપ્ટોબ્રાંશિયા
kri-pto-bran-shi-ya
HAHA
cryptobranchia
kro-pto-bran-ki-a
HEעברית
קריפטובראנכיה
kri-pto-bra-n-ki-a
HIहिन्दी
क्रिप्टोब्रांशिया
kri-pto-bran-shi-a
HUMagyar
cryptobranchia
kro-pto-bran-ki-a
IDBahasa Indonesia
cryptobranchia
kro-pto-bran-ki-a
IGIG
cryptobranchia
kro-pto-bran-ki-a
ITItaliano
cryptobranchia
kri-pto-bran-ki-a
JA日本語
クリプトブランチア
kuriputo-buranchi-a
KKKK
cryptobranchia
kro-pto-bran-ki-a
KMKM
ក្រីប្តូប្រាញ
kri-btou-bra-an
KO한국어
암호지느러미
amho-ji-ne-re-mi
MRMR
क्रिप्टोब्रांशिया
kri-pto-bran-shi-a
MSBahasa Melayu
cryptobranchia
kro-pto-bran-ki-a
MYမြန်မာ
ကြိုက်တော်ဘာသာ
kye-tawt-ba-sa
NLNederlands
cryptobranchia
kro-pto-bran-ki-a
NONorsk
cryptobranchia
kro-pto-bran-ki-a
PAPA
ਕ੍ਰਿਪਟੋਬ੍ਰਾਂਸ਼ੀਆ
kri-pto-bran-shi-a
PLPolski
cryptobranchia
kro-pto-bran-ki-a
PTPortuguês
criptobrânquias
kri-pto-bran-ki-as
RORomână
cryptobranchia
kro-pto-bran-ki-a
RUРусский
криптобранхии
kri-pto-bran-hii
SVSvenska
cryptobranchia
kro-pto-bran-ki-a
SWKiswahili
cryptobranchia
kro-pto-bran-ki-a
TAதமிழ்
கிரிப்டோ பிராஞ்சியா
kri-ip-to-bra-n-chia
TEతెలుగు
క్రిప్టోబ్రాంచియ
kri-ipto-bra-n-chi-ya
THไทย
คริปโตแบรนช์
kri-pto-bran-ch
TLTL
cryptobranchia
kro-pto-bran-ki-a
TRTürkçe
cryptobranchia
kro-pto-bran-ki-a
UKУкраїнська
криптобранхії
kri-pto-bran-khi-i
URاردو
کریپٹو برانشیا
kri-ipto-bran-shi-a
VITiếng Việt
cryptobranchia
kro-pto-bran-ki-a
YOYO
cryptobranchia
kro-pto-bran-ki-a
ZUZU
cryptobranchia
kro-pto-bran-ki-a