Heterostracan

/ˌhɛtərəˈstreɪkən/ noun

Definition

A member of the extinct class Heterostraca; an early fish with bony armor made of different plate types.

Etymology

From 'heterostraca' + '-an' (individual member suffix). Singular form referring to a single member of this extinct fish class.

Kelly Says

Each heterostracan was a living patchwork quilt—their armor was made of bone plates of different shapes and thicknesses, giving them a weird, asymmetrical look!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሄቴሮስትራካን
he-te-ro-s-tra-kan
ARالعربية
أحلاف متباينة
a-ḥ-laaf mu-t-ba-i-na
BNবাংলা
হেটেরোস্ট্র্যাকান
he-te-ro-s-tra-kan
CACatalà
heterostracan
he-te-ro-stra-kan
CSČeština
heterostracan
he-te-ro-stra-kan
DADansk
heterostracan
he-te-ro-stra-kan
DEDeutsch
Heterostracan
he-te-ro-stra-kan
ELΕλληνικά
ετεροστρακαν
e-te-ro-stra-kan
ESEspañol
heteróstraco
e-te-ro-s-tra-ko
FAفارسی
هتروستراکانی
he-te-ro-s-tra-ka-ni
FISuomi
heterostracan
he-te-ro-stra-kan
FRFrançais
hétérostracan
e-te-ro-stra-kan
GUGU
હેટેરોસ્ટ્રાકન
he-te-ro-s-tra-kan
HAHA
heterostracan
he-te-ro-stra-kan
HEעברית
הטרוסטראקן
he-te-ro-stra-kan
HIहिन्दी
हेटेरोस्ट्रैकेन
he-te-ro-stra-ken
HUMagyar
heterostracan
he-te-ro-stra-kan
IDBahasa Indonesia
heterostracan
he-te-ro-stra-kan
IGIG
heterostracan
he-te-ro-stra-kan
ITItaliano
heterostracano
e-te-ro-stra-ka-no
JA日本語
ヘテロストラカン
he-te-ro-su-to-ra-kan
KKKK
heterostracan
he-te-ro-stra-kan
KMKM
ហេតេរូស្ត្រាកាន
he-te-ro-s-tra-kan
KO한국어
헤테로스트라칸
he-te-ro-seu-tra-kan
MRMR
हेटेरोस्ट्रॅकन
he-te-ro-s-tra-kan
MSBahasa Melayu
heterostracan
he-te-ro-stra-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ဟဲတာစတြာကန်
he-ta-sa-tra-kan
NLNederlands
heterostracan
he-te-ro-stra-kan
NONorsk
heterostracan
he-te-ro-stra-kan
PAPA
ਹੇਟੇਰੋਸਟ੍ਰੈਕਨ
he-te-ro-s-tra-kan
PLPolski
heterostracan
he-te-ro-stra-kan
PTPortuguês
heteróstraco
e-te-ro-stra-ku
RORomână
heterostracan
he-te-ro-stra-kan
RUРусский
гетеростракан
ge-te-ro-stra-kan
SVSvenska
heterostracan
he-te-ro-stra-kan
SWKiswahili
heterostracan
he-te-ro-stra-kan
TAதமிழ்
ஹெட்டெரோஸ்ட்ரேக்கான்
he-tte-ro-s-tra-ka-an
TEతెలుగు
హెటెరోస్ట్రాకన్
he-te-ro-s-tra-kan
THไทย
เฮเทอโรสแตรแคน
he-te-ro-s-tra-kan
TLTL
heterostracan
he-te-ro-stra-kan
TRTürkçe
heterostracan
he-te-ro-stra-kan
UKУкраїнська
гетеростракан
he-te-ro-stra-kan
URاردو
ہیٹروسٹریکن
he-te-ro-s-tri-kan
VITiếng Việt
heterostracan
he-te-ro-stra-can
YOYO
heterostracan
he-te-ro-stra-kan
ZH中文
异形骨甲鱼
yi-xing-gu-jia-yu
ZUZU
heterostracan
he-te-ro-stra-kan

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