Haemopod

/ˈhiːməpɒd/ noun

Definition

In biological classification, a creature or organism that has blood-like fluid for circulation or movement through its body.

Etymology

From Greek 'haima' (blood) + 'pous/pod' (foot or limb). This term appears in zoological classification, though it's archaic and rarely used in modern biology which prefers more specific systematic names.

Kelly Says

The 'pod' root showing up in 'haemopod' is the same as in 'octopus' (eight feet) and 'tripod' (three feet)—ancient scientists loved combining 'haima' with body-part terms to describe how organisms moved blood around, though modern biology abandoned this naming scheme.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ደም ሴል
dem sel
ARالعربية
خلايا الدم
kha-liya-t-id-dam
BNবাংলা
রক্তকণিকা
rok-to-kon-ika
CACatalà
hemòcit
he-mo-sit
CSČeština
krvinkovka
kr-vi-n-kov-ka
DADansk
blodcelle
blod-sel-le
DEDeutsch
Hämopoden
he-mo-po-den
ELΕλληνικά
αιμοσφαιρίτης
a-i-mo-s-fa-ri-tis
ESEspañol
hemópodo
e-mo-po-do
FAفارسی
سلول خونی
sool khooni
FISuomi
verisolu
ve-ri-so-lu
FRFrançais
hémophode
e-mo-pod
GUGU
રક્ત કણો
rak-t kan-o
HAHA
jiki
ji-ki
HEעברית
תאי דם
ta-i-dam
HIहिन्दी
रक्त कोशिका
rakt koshika
HUMagyar
vérsejt
ver-sejt
IDBahasa Indonesia
sel darah
sel da-rah
IGIG
akara ọnọ
a-ka-ra on-o
ITItaliano
emopodo
e-mo-po-do
JA日本語
血球
ket-kyuu
KKKK
көкпір
kok-pir
KMKM
ទន់ស្បាយ
ton-sba-y
KO한국어
혈구
hyeol-gu
MRMR
रक्ताणू
rakta-anu
MSBahasa Melayu
sel darah
sel da-rah
MYမြန်မာ
ရွှေး
shwe
NLNederlands
bloedcel
bloed-sel
NONorsk
blodcelle
blod-sel-le
PAPA
ਖੂ sangue
khoo sa-ng
PLPolski
erytrocyt
er-i-tro-sit
PTPortuguês
hemópodo
e-mo-po-do
RORomână
hemocit
he-mo-sit
RUРусский
гемоподо
ge-mo-po-do
SVSvenska
blodcell
blod-sel
SWKiswahili
sehemu za damu
se-he-mu za da-mu
TAதமிழ்
இரத்த அணுக்கள்
irath anukkal
TEతెలుగు
రక్త కణాలు
rakta kanalu
THไทย
เซลล์เลือด
set-lert-leud
TLTL
sel ng dugo
sel ng doo-go
TRTürkçe
hemopod
he-mo-pod
UKУкраїнська
гемоподо
he-mo-po-do
URاردو
خون کی چھوٹی چھوٹی گولیاں
khoon ki chhoti chhoti golian
VITiếng Việt
tế bào máu
te-bau mau
YOYO
ẹrọ ọ̀rọ̀
e-ro o-ro
ZH中文
血细胞
xuè xìbāo
ZUZU
ingwe leli
in-gwe le-li

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