Cyclostome

/ˈsaɪ.kloʊ.stoʊm/ noun

Definition

A jawless fish with a round, sucking mouth, such as lampreys and hagfish, or an animal with a circular mouth opening.

Etymology

From Greek 'kyklos' (circle) + 'stoma' (mouth). Originally applied to jawless fish, then extended to snails and other organisms with round mouths.

Kelly Says

Lampreys—which are cyclostomes—have been around for 360 million years and their circular mouths still mystify people today, making them one of nature's most alien-looking living creatures.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሰንሰለ ምስክር
sen-sele mis-kir
ARالعربية
حيوان حلقي الفم
ḥaywan ḥalqi al-fam
BNবাংলা
চক্রমুখী
chokra-mukhi
CACatalà
ciclostom
si-klo-stom
CSČeština
cyclostome
si-klo-stom
DADansk
cyklostom
si-klo-stom
DEDeutsch
Cyclostome
si-klo-stom
ELΕλληνικά
κυκλοστόμος
ki-klo-sto-mos
ESEspañol
ciclostomo
si-klo-sto-mo
FAفارسی
جاندار دهانی حلقه‌ای
jan-dar deh-ani hal-ghe-e-i
FISuomi
siklostom
si-klo-stom
FRFrançais
cyclostome
si-klo-stom
GUGU
ચક્રમુખી
chakramukhi
HAHA
abinci da bakin
a-bin-ci da ba-kin
HEעברית
חלל-פה
ḥalel-peh
HIहिन्दी
चक्र मुखी
chakr-mukhi
HUMagyar
cyclostome
si-klo-stom
IDBahasa Indonesia
makhluk bermulut lingkaran
makhluk ber-mulut lingkaran
IGIG
nkwu n'ezi
n-k-wu n-e-zi
ITItaliano
ciclostomo
si-klo-sto-mo
JA日本語
環口動物
kan-kou-dou-butsu
KKKK
жұмыртқа аяқ
j-umyrt-qa a-yaq
KMKM
ស្តារមាត់ប្រាក់
s-taar ma-at pra-ak
KO한국어
환구동물
hwan-gu-dong-mul
MRMR
चक्रमुखी
chakramukhi
MSBahasa Melayu
makhluk bermulut lingkaran
makhluk ber-mulut lingkaran
MYမြန်မာ
အပတ်လုံးလက်
a-pet-lon-gi-la-k
NLNederlands
cyclostome
si-klo-stom
NONorsk
cyclostom
si-klo-stom
PAPA
ਚੱਕਰਮੁਖੀ
chakramukhi
PLPolski
cyclostome
si-klo-stom
PTPortuguês
ciclostomo
si-klo-sto-mo
RORomână
ciclostom
si-klo-stom
RUРусский
циклостом
siklo-stom
SVSvenska
cyklostom
si-klo-stom
SWKiswahili
mnyama mwenye mdomo mviringo
m-nyama mwen-e m-domo m-virin-go
TAதமிழ்
வட்ட வாய் உயிரினம்
vatta vai uyirinaam
TEతెలుగు
చక్రముఖి
chakramukhi
THไทย
สัตว์ปากวง
sat pak wong
TLTL
makakain ng bilog na bibig
ma-ka-kain ng bi-log na bi-big
TRTürkçe
siklostom
si-klo-stom
UKУкраїнська
циклостом
si-klo-stom
URاردو
چکرमुखی
chakr-mukhi
VITiếng Việt
động vật có miệng vòng
dong vat co mieng vong
YOYO
ẹ̀kún ẹ̀rọ
e-kun e-ro
ZH中文
环口动物
huánkǒu dòngwù
ZUZU
inkosana
in-ko-sa-na

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