Eptatretus

/ˌɛptəˈtriːtəs/ noun

Definition

A genus of hagfish, primitive jawless fish characterized by seven gill openings and the ability to produce defensive slime.

Etymology

From Greek 'hepta' meaning 'seven' and 'tretus' referring to 'perforated' or 'opening', describing their distinctive gill structure.

Kelly Says

Eptatretus hagfish have remained virtually unchanged for 300 million years—they're living fossils that survived every mass extinction because nobody wanted to eat something that produces industrial-grade slime.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እፕታትረትስ
e-p-ta-te-re-tis
ARالعربية
إبّتاترتس
i-b-ta-ta-ret-s
BNবাংলা
এপ্টাট্রেটাস
e-p-ta-tra-te-as
CACatalà
eptatretus
e-p-ta-tre-tus
CSČeština
eptatretus
ep-ta-tre-tus
DADansk
eptatretus
ep-ta-tre-tus
DEDeutsch
eptatretus
ep-ta-tre-tus
ELΕλληνικά
επτατρετός
ep-ta-tre-tos
ESEspañol
eptatretus
ep-ta-tre-tus
FAفارسی
هپتاترتس
he-pa-ta-ta-rets
FISuomi
eptatretus
ep-ta-tre-tus
FRFrançais
eptatretus
ep-ta-tre-tus
GUGU
એપ્ટેટ્રેટસ
e-p-ta-tre-tus
HAHA
eptatretus
e-p-ta-tre-tus
HEעברית
אפטטטרטוס
ep-ta-te-ret-os
HIहिन्दी
एप्टेट्रेटस
e-p-ta-te-tra-tus
HUMagyar
eptatretus
ep-ta-tre-tus
IDBahasa Indonesia
eptatretus
e-p-ta-tre-tus
IGIG
eptatretus
e-p-ta-tre-tus
ITItaliano
eptatretus
ep-ta-tre-tus
JA日本語
エプタ tretus
e-pu-ta tret-us
KKKK
эптататретус
e-p-ta-ta-tre-tus
KMKM
អ្វីតាត្រេត
a-v-i-ta-tre-te
KO한국어
에프타트레투스
e-peu-ta-te-teu-seu
MRMR
एप्टेट्रेटस
e-p-ta-te-tra-tus
MSBahasa Melayu
eptatretus
e-p-ta-tre-tus
MYမြန်မာ
အပတာတရက်စ
a-pa-ta-ra-te-s
NLNederlands
eptatretus
ep-ta-tre-tus
NONorsk
eptatretus
ep-ta-tre-tus
PAPA
ਏਪਟਾਟ੍ਰੇਟਸ
e-p-ta-ta-tre-tus
PLPolski
eptatretus
ep-ta-tre-tus
PTPortuguês
eptatretus
ep-ta-tre-tus
RORomână
eptatretus
ep-ta-tre-tus
RUРусский
эптататретус
e-p-ta-ta-tre-tus
SVSvenska
eptatretus
ep-ta-tre-tus
SWKiswahili
eptatretus
e-p-ta-tre-tus
TAதமிழ்
எப்டாட்டிரெட்டஸ்
e-p-ta-tta-re-tte-s
TEతెలుగు
ఎపటాట్రెట్స్
e-pa-ta-tra-tts
THไทย
เอพตาทเรตัส
e-p-ta-ta-ret-at
TLTL
eptatretus
e-p-ta-tre-tus
TRTürkçe
eptatretus
ep-ta-tre-tus
UKУкраїнська
ептатретус
e-p-ta-tre-tus
URاردو
اپٹاترتس
a-p-ta-ta-ret-s
VITiếng Việt
eptatretus
ep-ta-tre-tus
YOYO
eptatretus
e-p-ta-tre-tus
ZH中文
eptatretus
e-pi-ta-te-re-tu-s
ZUZU
eptatretus
e-p-ta-tre-tus

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