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PRONUNCIATION OF PHOLIDOSIS

pholidosis  [ˌfɒlɪˈdəʊsɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PHOLIDOSIS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pholidosis is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PHOLIDOSIS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

pholidosis

Scale (anatomy)

In most biological nomenclature, a scale is a small rigid plate that grows out of an animal's skin to provide protection. In lepidopteran species, scales are plates on the surface of the insect wing, and provide coloration. Scales are quite common and have evolved multiple times with varying structure and function. Scales are generally classified as part of an organism's integumentary system. There are various types of scales according to shape and to class of animal.

Definition of pholidosis in the English dictionary

The definition of pholidosis in the dictionary is the layout or disposition of the scales of reptiles.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PHOLIDOSIS


acidosis
ˌæsɪˈdəʊsɪs
amyloidosis
ˌæmɪlɔɪˈdəʊsɪs
apoptosis
ˌæpəpˈtəʊsɪs
babesiosis
bəˌbiːzɪˈəʊsɪs
berylliosis
bəˌrɪlɪˈəʊsɪs
diagnosis
ˌdaɪəɡˈnəʊsɪs
fibrosis
faɪˈbrəʊsɪs
hypnosis
hɪpˈnəʊsɪs
lordosis
lɔːˈdəʊsɪs
molybdosis
ˌmɒlɪbˈdəʊsɪs
mucoviscidosis
ˌmjuːkəʊˌvɪskɪˈdəʊsɪs
necrosis
nɛˈkrəʊsɪs
osmosis
ɒzˈməʊsɪs
osteoporosis
ˌɒstɪəʊpɔːˈrəʊsɪs
prognosis
prɒɡˈnəʊsɪs
sarcoidosis
ˌsɑːkɔɪdˈəʊsɪs
sclerosis
sklɪəˈrəʊsɪs
strongyloidosis
ˌstrɒndʒɪlɔɪˈˈdəʊsɪs
thrombosis
θrɒmˈbəʊsɪs
tuberculosis
tjʊˌbɜːkjʊˈləʊsɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PHOLIDOSIS

phoenix
Phoenix Islands
phoenixism
phoenixlike
pholas
Pholus
Phomvihane
phon
phon.
phonal
phonasthenia
phonate
phonathon
phonation
phonatory
phonautograph

WORDS THAT END LIKE PHOLIDOSIS

apodosis
atherosclerosis
cirrhosis
cystic fibrosis
ecchymosis
endometriosis
exocytosis
metamorphosis
misdiagnosis
mitosis
morphosis
multiple sclerosis
neurosis
pneumoconiosis
psychosis
reverse osmosis
scoliosis
steatosis
stenosis
symbiosis

Synonyms and antonyms of pholidosis in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pholidosis» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PHOLIDOSIS

Find out the translation of pholidosis to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pholidosis from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pholidosis» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

pholidosis
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pholidosis
570 millions of speakers

English

pholidosis
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pholidosis
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

pholidosis
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

pholidosis
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pholidosis
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

pholidosis
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pholidosis
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pholidosis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

pholidosis
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

pholidosis
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

pholidosis
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pholidosis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

pholidosis
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

pholidosis
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फोलिडोसिस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pholidosis
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pholidosis
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pholidosis
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

pholidosis
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pholidosis
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

pholidosis
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pholidosis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pholidosis
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pholidosis
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pholidosis

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PHOLIDOSIS»

The term «pholidosis» is barely ever used and occupies the 209.079 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PHOLIDOSIS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pholidosis» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pholidosis» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pholidosis

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PHOLIDOSIS»

Discover the use of pholidosis in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pholidosis and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Herpetology of Porto Rico
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Leonhard Stejneger, 2010
2
Russian Journal of Zoology
A comparison of the data from Tables 4 and 6 shows that the mean and maximal differences in the ratios between measurements are substantially lower than those in numerical parameters of the pholidosis. Thus, 20% of the highest values of ...
‎1999
3
Herpetological Osteopathology: Annotated Bibliography of ...
... shield in front of anal divided, sporadic appearance of fused postocularia, different number of supralabials, microphthalmy of right eye (half of left eye), one hydrocephalus within 200 juveniles, and pholidosis like irregularities in supralabials.
Bruce M. Rothschild, Hans-Peter Schultze, Rodrigo Pellegrini, 2012
4
Elsevier's Dictionary of Herpetological and Related Terminology
Pheromones have a significant role in the social behaviour of many animals and their uses include marking territories, laying trails, attracting mates etc. PHOLIDOSIS The number, shape, pattern, arrangement and location of the scales, plates, ...
D.C. Wareham, 2005
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The Reptiles of Northern Eurasia: Taxonomic Diversity, ...
It is distinguished by a longer tail, some characters of pholidosis and a considerably more abrupt upper surface of the snout. In Turkmenistan the nominative subspecies occurs in its north-eastern part, on the right-bank area of Amu Darya River ...
‎2006
6
Rattlesnakes: Their Habits, Life Histories, and Influence on ...
Thus, in snake classification and nomenclature, it is essential that the student become familiar with the fundamentals of snake squamation, often referred to by the alternative terms of scalation, scutella- tion, lepidosis, or pholidosis. One might ...
Laurence Monroe Klauber, 1997
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Biological Methods for Use in Monitoring the Arctic: ...
For instance, intra clutch variation in eggs and fluctuating asymmetry in leg pholidosis for nestlings can provide us with needed information about developmental stability. The same group of investigators under the head of Vladimir Zakharov ...
Kari Viken Olsen, 1995
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United States Congressional serial set
87 and S8, representing the pholidosis of the tail of both species. After a careful comparison with the types, Dr. Mocquard wrote, under date of February 21, 1901: The type specimen of Anolis veli/er Cuv. [=Atu atrieri Merrera) agree.-? exactly in  ...
‎1904
9
Congressional edition
87 and 88, representing the pholidosis of the tail of both species. After a careful comparison with the types, Dr. Mocquard wrote, under date of February 21, 11*01 : The type specimen of Anoti» rclifer Cuv. (=-ln. cuvieri Merrem) agrees exactly in  ...
United States. Congress, 1904
10
Annual Report - United States National Museum
87 and 88, representing the pholidosis of the tail of both species. After a careful comparison with the types, Dr. Mocquard wrote, under date of February 21, 1901: The type specimen of Anolis velifer Cuv. (=An. cumeri Merrem) agrees exactly in  ...
United States National Museum, 1904

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PHOLIDOSIS»

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Spelling bee down to final 12
Kavya Shivashankar, 12, of Olathe, Kan., dispatched "Krummholz," "pholidosis" and "allotriophagy" in the semifinals. "She knows what she's ... «USA Today, May 08»

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