Dasycladaceae

/ˌdæsɪkləˈdeɪsiː/ noun

Definition

A family of green algae that lived mainly in ancient seas and had branching, hair-like structures.

Etymology

From Greek 'dasys' (hairy) + 'klados' (branch) + Latin '-aceae' (family suffix used in scientific classification). The name refers to the fuzzy, branched appearance of these microscopic organisms.

Kelly Says

These ancient algae were so abundant in prehistoric oceans that their shells formed massive chalk deposits—some of the white cliffs we see today are basically made from billions of dead dasycladaceae!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ዳስይክላዳሴ
da-si-kla-da-see
ARالعربية
أُسْلِيبِيَّة
us-li-bi-yah
BNবাংলা
দাসিস্ক্ল্যাডাছ
da-si-skla-da-ch
CACatalà
Dasycladaceae
da-si-kla-da-see-ay
CSČeština
Dasycladaceae
da-si-kla-da-see-ay
DADansk
Dasycladaceae
da-si-kla-da-see-ay
DEDeutsch
Dasycladaceae
da-si-kla-da-see-eh
ELΕλληνικά
Dasycladaceae
da-si-kla-da-see-ay
ESEspañol
Dasycladaceae
dah-see-klah-dah-see-ay
FAفارسی
داسی‌کلاداceae
da-see-kla-da-see-ay
FISuomi
Dasycladaceae
da-si-kla-da-see-ay
FRFrançais
Dasycladaceae
da-si-kla-da-see
GUGU
દાસિક્લેડાસી
da-si-kleda-see
HAHA
Dasycladaceae
da-si-kla-da-see-ay
HEעברית
דסי-קלאדאציות
da-si-kla-da-tsi-yot
HIहिन्दी
दासिक्लाडासी
daas-ik-la-da-see
HUMagyar
Dasycladaceae
da-si-kla-da-see-ay
IDBahasa Indonesia
Dasycladaceae
da-si-kla-da-see-ay
IGIG
Dasycladaceae
da-si-kla-da-see-ay
ITItaliano
Dasycladaceae
da-si-kla-da-see-eh
JA日本語
ダシクラダceae
dashi-kura-da-ceae
KKKK
Dasycladaceae
da-si-kla-da-see-ay
KMKM
Dasycladaceae
da-si-kla-da-see-ay
KO한국어
다시클라다과
da-si-keul-la-da-gwa
MRMR
दासिक्लाडासी
da-si-kla-da-see
MSBahasa Melayu
Dasycladaceae
da-si-kla-da-see-ay
MYမြန်မာ
ဒါစီကလာဒါစီ
da-see-kla-da-see
NLNederlands
Dasycladaceae
da-si-kla-da-see-ay
NONorsk
Dasycladaceae
da-si-kla-da-see-ay
PAPA
ਦਸਿਕਲਾਡੇਸੀ
da-si-kla-da-see
PLPolski
Dasycladaceae
da-si-kla-da-see-ay
PTPortuguês
Dasycladaceae
da-si-kla-da-see-ay
RORomână
Dasycladaceae
da-si-kla-da-see-ay
RUРусский
Dasycladaceae
да-си-кла-да-це-е
SVSvenska
Dasycladaceae
da-si-kla-da-see-ay
SWKiswahili
Dasycladaceae
da-si-kla-da-see-ay
TAதமிழ்
தாசிகிளாடேயே
tha-asi-kila-da-yae
TEతెలుగు
దాసిక్లాడేసి
da-si-kla-da-see
THไทย
Dasycladaceae
da-si-kla-da-see
TLTL
Dasycladaceae
da-si-kla-da-see-ay
TRTürkçe
Dasycladaceae
da-si-kla-da-se-ye
UKУкраїнська
Dasycladaceae
da-si-kla-da-see-ay
URاردو
دَسِیْکلَڈیسی
da-si-kla-da-see
VITiếng Việt
Dasycladaceae
da-si-kla-da-see-ay
YOYO
Dasycladaceae
da-si-kla-da-see-ay
ZH中文
大戟科
dà jǐ kē
ZUZU
Dasycladaceae
da-si-kla-da-see-ay

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