Definition
A member of the family Gyrinidae; a whirligig beetle, a small aquatic insect known for spinning rapidly in circles on water surfaces.
Etymology
Formed from Gyrinidae (the family name, from Greek gyros 'circle') with the suffix -id meaning 'member of.' Named for the beetles' distinctive gyrating behavior.
Kelly Says
Whirligig beetles are nature's original spinners—they can detect vibrations through the water using special sensors and actually hunt by reading ripples from their own spinning motion!
Translations
ARالعربية
جيرينيد
jee-ree-need
BNবাংলা
গিরিনিড
gee-ree-nid
CACatalà
gyrinid
jee-ree-nid
CSČeština
gyrinid
jee-ree-nid
DADansk
gyrinid
jee-ree-nid
DEDeutsch
Gyriniden
gee-ree-nee-den
ELΕλληνικά
gyrinid
jee-ree-nid
ESEspañol
gyrinido
hee-ree-nee-doh
FAفارسی
جیریNID
jee-ree-nid
FISuomi
gyrinid
jee-ree-nid
FRFrançais
gyrinidé
jee-ree-nee-deh
HEעברית
גירניד
gee-ree-nid
HIहिन्दी
गिरिनिड
ge-ree-nid
HUMagyar
gyrinid
jee-ree-nid
IDBahasa Indonesia
gyrinid
jee-ree-nid
ITItaliano
gyrinide
jee-ree-nee-deh
MSBahasa Melayu
gyrinid
jee-ree-nid
MYမြန်မာ
ဂျီရိနီဒ
jee-ree-nid
NLNederlands
gyrinid
jee-ree-nid
NONorsk
gyrinid
jee-ree-nid
PLPolski
gyrinid
jee-ree-nid
PTPortuguês
gyrinídeo
jee-ree-nee-deh-oh
RORomână
gyrinid
jee-ree-nid
RUРусский
гириниды
ghi-ri-ni-dy
SVSvenska
gyrinid
jee-ree-nid
SWKiswahili
gyrinid
jee-ree-nid
TAதமிழ்
ஜீரினிட்
jee-ree-ni-t
TEతెలుగు
జీరినిడ్
jee-ree-nid
THไทย
จีริनिड
jee-ree-nid
TRTürkçe
gyrinid
jee-ree-nid
UKУкраїнська
жириніди
zhi-ree-ni-dy
URاردو
جیرینیڈ
jee-ree-nid
VITiếng Việt
gyrinid
jee-ree-nid
ZH中文
Gyrinidae
ge-lin-i-dei