Definition
A family of small, nocturnal insects related to earwigs and silverfish, characterized by incomplete metamorphosis.
Etymology
From 'hemi-' (half) and Greek 'meros' (part), combined with the scientific suffix '-idae' (indicating a family in taxonomy). Named to reflect their 'half-formed' developmental stage during metamorphosis.
Kelly Says
Hemimeridae insects are living fossils that show us what the ancestors of more complex insects might have looked like—they're like nature's instruction manual for understanding how insect evolution works.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
半甲虫科
ba-n ja-tʃum kē
ARالعربية
عائلة النصف الحشرة
a-ila-tu-n-nafs al-hasharat
BNবাংলা
হেমিমেরিডি
he-mi-me-ri-di
CACatalà
Hemimeridae
he-mi-me-ri-dee
CSČeština
Hemimeridae
he-mi-me-ri-dee
DADansk
Hemimeridae
he-mi-me-ri-dee
DEDeutsch
Hemimeridae
he-mi-me-ri-dee
ELΕλληνικά
Ημιμερίδες
e-mi-me-ri-des
ESEspañol
Hemimeridae
he-mi-me-ri-dee
FAفارسی
خانواده نیمه سخت
khan-vade-ye ne-me-se-khat
FISuomi
Hemimeridae
he-mi-me-ri-dee
FRFrançais
Hemimeridae
he-mi-me-ri-dee
GUGU
હેમિમેરિડાઈ
he-mi-me-ri-dai
HAHA
Hemimeridae
he-mi-me-ri-dee
HEעברית
המימריד
he-mi-me-ri-d
HIहिन्दी
हेमीमेरिडे
he-mi-me-ri-de
HUMagyar
Hemimeridae
he-mi-me-ri-dee
IDBahasa Indonesia
Hemimeridae
he-mi-me-ri-dee
IGIG
Hemimeridae
he-mi-me-ri-dee
ITItaliano
Hemimeridae
he-mi-me-ri-dee
JA日本語
ヘミメリダエ
he-mi-me-ri-dae
KKKK
hemihdry
he-mi-h-dre
KMKM
hemihdry
he-mi-h-dre
KO한국어
헤미메리데
he-mi-me-ri-de
MRMR
हेमीमेरिडे
he-mi-me-ri-de
MSBahasa Melayu
Hemimeridae
he-mi-me-ri-dee
MYမြန်မာ
hemihdry
he-mi-h-dre
NLNederlands
Hemimeridae
he-mi-me-ri-dee
NONorsk
Hemimeridae
he-mi-me-ri-dee
PAPA
ਹੈਮੀਮੇਰੀਡ
he-mi-me-ri-d
PLPolski
Hemimeridae
he-mi-me-ri-dee
PTPortuguês
Hemimeridae
he-mi-me-ri-dee
RORomână
Hemimeridae
he-mi-me-ri-dee
RUРусский
Хемимериды
he-mi-me-ri-dy
SVSvenska
Hemimeridae
he-mi-me-ri-dee
SWKiswahili
Hemimeridae
he-mi-me-ri-dee
TAதமிழ்
ஹெமிமெரிடே
he-mi-me-ri-de
TEతెలుగు
హెమిమెరిడే
he-mi-me-ri-de
THไทย
เฮมีเมอรี
he-mi-me-ri
TLTL
Hemimeridae
he-mi-me-ri-dee
TRTürkçe
Hemimeridae
he-mi-me-ri-dee
UKУкраїнська
Хемімериди
he-mi-me-ri-dy
URاردو
ہیمی میریڈ
he-mi-me-ri-d
VITiếng Việt
Hemimeridae
he-mi-me-ri-dee
YOYO
Hemimeridae
he-mi-me-ri-dee
ZH中文
半甲虫科
bàn jiǎ chóng kē
ZUZU
Hemimeridae
he-mi-me-ri-dee