Fossulet

/ˈfɔsuːlɪt/ noun

Definition

A very small fossula; a tiny groove or pit in anatomical structures.

Etymology

From fossula with the diminutive suffix -et, literally meaning 'tiny little pit.' Creates a hierarchy of size descriptors in anatomical vocabulary.

Kelly Says

The term fossulet shows how scientists create nested size categories—from fossa (large) to fossula (small) to fossulet (tiny)—like Russian nesting dolls of anatomy!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ዝንብ ዝርዝር
zinb zirzir
ARالعربية
نهر صغير
nahar sagheer
BNবাংলা
ছোট খাল
chhot khal
CACatalà
forat petita
fo-rat pe-ti-ta
CSČeština
malý příkop
ma-ly pri-kop
DADansk
Lille grøft
lille groft
DEDeutsch
kleiner Graben
klay-ner gra-ben
ELΕλληνικά
μικρός τάφος
mikros tafos
ESEspañol
pequeño canal
pe-keh-nyo ka-nal
FAفارسی
نَحْرِکِی
nahr-e-kee
FISuomi
pieni-kuoppa
pieni-kuoppa
FRFrançais
fossé
fo-se
GUGU
છોટા ખાળ
chhota khaal
HAHA
ruwa mai gaba
ruwa mai gaba
HEעברית
קן צר
ken tzar
HIहिन्दी
छोटा नाला
chhota naala
HUMagyar
kis árok
kis a-rok
IDBahasa Indonesia
aliran kecil
a-li-ran ke-cil
IGIG
ụkwụ dị ukwụ
ukwu di ukwu
ITItaliano
fossola
fo-so-la
JA日本語
小さな溝
chiisana mori
KKKK
кіші жер
kişi jer
KMKM
រន្ធ
ronh
KO한국어
작은 움푹
jak-eun um-puk
MRMR
खुर्द काठ
khurd kaath
MSBahasa Melayu
aliran kecil
a-li-ran ke-cil
MYမြန်မာ
ကျယ်ကျယ်
kyay kyay
NLNederlands
klein slootje
klein sloot-je
NONorsk
liten grøft
li-ten groft
PAPA
ਛੋਟਾ ਖால்
chhota khaal
PLPolski
mały rowek
ma-wy ro-wek
PTPortuguês
fossinho
fo-sin-yu
RORomână
şanţ mic
şant mik
RUРусский
маленький ручей
malenkiy ruch'ey
SVSvenska
liten diken
li-ten di-ken
SWKiswahili
shimo la kidogo
shi-mo la ki-do-go
TAதமிழ்
சிறிய குழி
siriya kuzi
TEతెలుగు
చిన్న నాగు
chinnanaagu
THไทย
ร่องเล็ก
rong lek
TLTL
maliit na kuryente
ma-li-it na ku-ryen-te
TRTürkçe
küçük hendek
ku-chook hen-dek
UKУкраїнська
маленький струмок
malen'kyy strumok
URاردو
چھوٹا نالہ
chota naala
VITiếng Việt
rãnh nhỏ
ranh nho
YOYO
ẹ̀fọ̀
e-fo
ZH中文
小沟
xiǎo gōu
ZUZU
isigubhu esincane
i-si-gu-bu esin-ca-ne

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