Glossary entry

Danish term or phrase:

sækdyr

English translation:

Tunicate or tunicata

Added to glossary by Derringdo
Aug 23, 2006 14:16
17 yrs ago
Danish term

sækdyr

Danish to English Other Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-)
pighuder, sækdyr og havsnegle
Proposed translations (English)
5 +3 Tunicate or tunicata
5 +2 Urochordata (sea squirts)
5 -1 pouch animals
4 Ascidiacea

Proposed translations

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Tunicate or tunicata

Peer comment(s):

agree Suzanne Blangsted (X) : Also from the dictionary "Biologiske fagtermer"
1 hr
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agree Michele Fauble : tunicates or sea squirts
7 hrs
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agree Dana Sackett Lössl : this is another name for Urochordata
17 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "tak for hjælpen"
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pouch animals

x
Peer comment(s):

disagree Daniella Dukes (X) : Sorry - pretty sure s/he means creatures under the sea =)
3 hrs
neutral Eliza-Anna : I think pouch animals are kangarooes etc, otherwise called marsupials and "pungdyr" in Danish.
21 hrs
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+2
1 hr

Urochordata (sea squirts)

Sea squirts...!
Peer comment(s):

agree Michele Fauble : tunicates or sea squirts
6 hrs
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agree Dana Sackett Lössl : my encyclopedia gives this name first (then Tunicata) and then I found this link: www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/chordata/urochordata.html
15 hrs
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3 hrs

Ascidiacea

Ascidiacea (AKA Sea squirts) = Sækdyr.

As for pighuder, I believe the correct term would be Holothuroidea, this being a sub-category of sea cucumbers.

Havsnegle are simple enough - they are known as sea snails. =)
=) Hope that helped a bit.
Peer comment(s):

neutral Dana Sackett Lössl : in my encyclopedia this is "søpunge," i.e. "en klasse af sækdyr
13 hrs
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