Exostra

/ˈɛk.soʊ.strə/ noun

Definition

Plural or alternate form of exostrum; a rostrum or beak-like projection on the outside of a structure, especially in zoology.

Etymology

From Latin 'exo-' (outside) + 'rostrum' (beak/projection). Specialized zoological term rarely used in modern English, surviving primarily in historical taxonomic descriptions.

Kelly Says

This is one of those ultra-specialized Latin scientific terms that modern biologists rarely use—it was more common when all scientific names and descriptions were written in Latin, back when scientists thought like Romans.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
骨皮
gəlt ən-sē-o
ARالعربية
غشاء عظمي
ghasha' 'azami
BNবাংলা
স্থি-পাত
sthi-paat
CACatalà
exostra
eks-o-stra
CSČeština
exostra
eks-o-stra
DADansk
exostra
eks-o-stra
DEDeutsch
Exostra
eks-o-stra
ELΕλληνικά
εξωστρα
eks-o-stra
ESEspañol
exóstra
eks-o-stra
FAفارسی
اگزوسترا
eks-os-tra
FISuomi
exostra
eks-o-stra
FRFrançais
exostre
eks-o-str
GUGU
એક્સોસ્ટ્રા
ek-so-stra
HAHA
exostra
eks-o-stra
HEעברית
אקסוסטרה
aks-os-tra
HIहिन्दी
हड्डी की परत
haḍḍī kī parat
HUMagyar
exostra
eks-o-stra
IDBahasa Indonesia
exostra
eks-o-stra
IGIG
exostra
eks-o-stra
ITItaliano
esostra
eks-o-stra
JA日本語
骨皮
kot-zaka
KKKK
eksostotık
eks-os-to-tik
KMKM
អនុច្ចេត
anu-chet
KO한국어
골껍데기
gol-keop-de-gi
MRMR
हड्डीची कव्हर
haḍḍīchī kavhar
MSBahasa Melayu
exostra
eks-o-stra
MYမြန်မာ
အကျိုး
a-kyoe
NLNederlands
exostra
eks-o-stra
NONorsk
exostra
eks-o-stra
PAPA
ਅਕਸੋਸਟਰਾ
aks-os-tra
PLPolski
exostra
eks-o-stra
PTPortuguês
exóstra
eks-o-stra
RORomână
exostra
eks-o-stra
RUРусский
остеостра
os-teo-stra
SVSvenska
exostra
eks-o-stra
SWKiswahili
exostra
eks-o-stra
TAதமிழ்
எக்சோஸ்ட்ரா
ek-so-sto-tra
TEతెలుగు
ఎక్సోస్ట్రా
ek-so-sto-tra
THไทย
เปลือกกระดูก
phluak-kratuuk
TLTL
exostra
eks-o-stra
TRTürkçe
eksostra
eks-os-tra
UKУкраїнська
екзостра
eks-o-stra
URاردو
اॅکسوٹرا
eks-o-tra
VITiếng Việt
exostra
eks-o-stra
YOYO
exostra
eks-o-stra
ZH中文
骨皮
gǔ pí
ZUZU
exostra
eks-o-stra

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