poliquetos

English translation: polychaetes (marine worm species)

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Spanish term or phrase:poliquetos
English translation:polychaetes (marine worm species)
Entered by: Berni Armstrong

22:08 Jan 25, 2002
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Science / Oceanography
Spanish term or phrase: poliquetos
Among the creatures living on the deep sea bed there are apparently a new species of "poliquetos" a few centimetres long.

Anyone got a specialsit dictionary for these "bichos" please.
Berni Armstrong
Spain
Local time: 07:04
polychaetes
Explanation:
"On close inspection, myriads of one to two inch long polychaete worms can be seen living on and in the surface of the hydrates. These worms were only discovered on July 15th 1997, and we are just beginning to study them."
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Margaret Schroeder
Mexico
Local time: 23:04
Grading comment
Both spellings apperently current - but this spelling gets more hits.

Thanks to you both.
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5 +2polychaetes
Margaret Schroeder
4polychaets
P Forgas


  

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polychaets


Explanation:
eurodic

Felicidades, P.

P Forgas
Brazil
Local time: 02:04
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 1249
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polychaetes


Explanation:
"On close inspection, myriads of one to two inch long polychaete worms can be seen living on and in the surface of the hydrates. These worms were only discovered on July 15th 1997, and we are just beginning to study them."


    Reference: http://www.bio.psu.edu/People/Faculty/Fisher/cold_seeps/text...
    Reference: http://www.google.com/search?site=swr&hl=en&lr=lang_en%7Clan...
Margaret Schroeder
Mexico
Local time: 23:04
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 1449
Grading comment
Both spellings apperently current - but this spelling gets more hits.

Thanks to you both.

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agree  Sue Horn
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