Deciduate

/dɪˈsɪdʒueɪt/ adjective

Definition

Belonging to mammals that shed the decidua (uterine lining) during childbirth.

Etymology

From Latin 'deciduatus,' directly related to 'decidua.' This term became standard in comparative anatomy and mammalogy during the 1800s to distinguish reproductive patterns among different mammal groups.

Kelly Says

The classification of animals as 'deciduate' or 'indeciduate' reveals major evolutionary branches—it's one of the key ways scientists sort out which mammals are distant cousins. Whales, for example, are deciduate like their land-mammal ancestors, even though they live in water.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ለማይመለከት
le-ma-y-me-le-ket
ARالعربية
التخلص
al-takhlis
BNবাংলা
বিচ্ছিন্ন
bichchinna
CACatalà
deciduate
deh-see-doo-ah-teh
CSČeština
deciduate
deh-see-doo-ah-teh
DADansk
deciduate
deh-see-doo-ah-teh
DEDeutsch
decidieren
deh-tsee-dee-ren
ELΕλληνικά
αποσυνδέω
aposundeo
ESEspañol
deciduarse
deh-see-doo-ar-seh
FAفارسی
جدا شدن
jeda shodan
FISuomi
deciduate
deh-see-doo-ah-teh
FRFrançais
déciduer
deh-see-dwee-ay
GUGU
deciduate
deh-see-doo-ah-teh
HAHA
deciduate
deh-see-doo-ah-teh
HEעברית
להתנתק
lehit-natak
HIहिन्दी
विलुप्त होना
vilupt ho-na
HUMagyar
deciduate
deh-see-doo-ah-teh
IDBahasa Indonesia
deciduate
deh-see-doo-ah-teh
IGIG
deciduate
deh-see-doo-ah-teh
ITItaliano
deciduarsi
deh-see-doo-ar-see
JA日本語
脱落する
datsu-raku suru
KKKK
deciduate
deh-see-doo-ah-teh
KMKM
បាន
ban
KO한국어
떨어지다
tteo-reo-ji-da
MRMR
deciduate
deh-see-doo-ah-teh
MSBahasa Melayu
deciduate
deh-see-doo-ah-teh
MYမြန်မာ
ကျန်
kyan
NLNederlands
deciduate
deh-see-doo-ah-teh
NONorsk
deciduate
deh-see-doo-ah-teh
PAPA
deciduate
deh-see-doo-ah-teh
PLPolski
deciduować
deh-see-doo-o-vat
PTPortuguês
deciduate
deh-see-doo-ah-teh
RORomână
deciduate
deh-see-doo-ah-teh
RUРусский
отделяться
otdelyatsya
SVSvenska
deciduate
deh-see-doo-ah-teh
SWKiswahili
deciduate
deh-see-doo-ah-teh
TAதமிழ்
விடுபடு
vidu-padu
TEతెలుగు
విడిపోవు
vidi-povu
THไทย
หลุดออก
loot ok
TLTL
deciduate
deh-see-doo-ah-teh
TRTürkçe
deciduate
deh-see-doo-ah-teh
UKУкраїнська
відділятися
viddil'yatsya
URاردو
خارج ہونا
khair ho-na
VITiếng Việt
rụng
rung
YOYO
deciduate
deh-see-doo-ah-teh
ZH中文
蜕落
tuì luò
ZUZU
deciduate
deh-see-doo-ah-teh

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