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pteropod

/ˈtɛrəpɒd/ /ˈtɪrəpɒd/

Meanings
noun

Pterópodo

Any of free-swimming pelagic sea snails and sea slugs, of the suborder Thecosomata, that have winglike lobes on the feet; a sea butterfly.

Examples :

"While snorkeling in the clear blue water, we saw a tiny, almost transparent pteropod fluttering its wing-like feet as it swam past. "
Mientras buceábamos con esnórquel en el agua azul clara, vimos un diminuto pterópodo casi transparente aleteando sus pies en forma de alas mientras nadaba.
animal ocean biology nature organism fish

Related Words

Illustration snorkeling

snorkeling verb

/ˈsnɔːrkəlɪŋ/ /ˈsnɔːrkəlɪŋɡ/ /ˈsnɔːrkɪlɪŋ/ /ˈsnɔːrkɪlɪŋɡ/

Hacer esnórquel

"Before the picnic, we were snorkeling in the clear, shallow water. "

Antes del picnic, estábamos haciendo esnórquel en el agua clara y poco profunda.

Illustration transparent

transparent adjective

/tɹæn(t)sˈpæɹənt/

Transparente, claro

"The waters of the lake were transparent until the factory dumped waste there."

Las aguas del lago eran transparentes hasta que la fábrica vertió residuos allí.

Illustration snails

snails noun

/sneɪlz/

Caracoles

"After the rain, we saw many snails slowly crawling on the garden path. "

Después de la lluvia, vimos muchos caracoles arrastrándose lentamente por el sendero del jardín.

Illustration almost

almost noun

/ɔːl.ˈməʊst/ /ˈɑl.moʊst/

Casi

"In all the submissions, they found four papers that were clearly worth publishing and another dozen almosts."

En todas las presentaciones, encontraron cuatro artículos que claramente valían la pena publicar y otra docena de casi.

Illustration slugs

slugs noun

/slʌɡz/

Babosas

""The gardener was annoyed to find slugs eating the leaves of his lettuce plants." "

El jardinero se molestó al encontrar babosas comiendo las hojas de sus plantas de lechuga.

Illustration suborder

suborder noun

/ˈsʌbɔːrdər/ /ˈsʌbɔːdə/

Suborden

""Within the order Primates, which includes monkeys, apes, and humans, there are several suborders, each grouping together animals with shared evolutionary traits." "

Dentro del orden de los Primates, que incluye monos, simios y humanos, hay varios subórdenes, cada uno agrupando animales con rasgos evolutivos compartidos.

Illustration butterfly

butterfly noun

/ˈbʌtə(ɹ)flaɪ/ [ˈbʌɾɚflaɪ] [ˈbʌtəflaɪ]

Mariposa

"A beautiful butterfly fluttered around the garden flowers. "

Una hermosa mariposa revoloteaba alrededor de las flores del jardín.

Illustration pelagic

pelagic noun

/pəˈlædʒɪk/

Organismo pelágico

"The biologist studied various pelagics, including tuna and sharks, to understand their migration patterns in the open ocean. "

El biólogo estudió varios organismos pelágicos, incluyendo atunes y tiburones, para comprender sus patrones de migración en el océano abierto.

Illustration lobes

lobes noun

/loʊbz/

Lóbulos

"A lobe of lava was crawling down the side of the volcano."

Un lóbulo de lava se arrastraba por el lado del volcán.

Illustration swimming

swimming noun

/ˈswɪmɪŋ/

Natación

"My favorite weekend activity is swimming. "

Mi actividad favorita del fin de semana es la natación.

Illustration fluttering

fluttering verb

/ˈflʌtərɪŋ/ /ˈflʌɾərɪŋ/

Aletear, ondear

"flags fluttering in the wind"

Banderas ondeando al viento

Illustration while

while noun

/waɪl/

Tiempo, rato

"He lectured for quite a long while."

Dio una conferencia durante bastante tiempo.