Glossary entry

Swedish term or phrase:

havsborrsmask

English translation:

polychaetes

Added to glossary by Sébastien Ricciardi
Oct 30, 2008 10:59
15 yrs ago
Swedish term

havsborrsmask

Swedish to English Other Environment & Ecology sea animals
Some kind of animal living in the sea...

På grundare vatten, där de starka strömmarna tar över och ålgräset inte får fäste, lever istället havsborrsmasken.

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Proposed translations

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polychaetes

I typo, should read "havsborstmask". That's not a single species but a class of annelids, called polychaetes or Polychaeta.

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Note added at 8 mins (2008-10-30 11:07:59 GMT)
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http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Havsborstmaskar

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polychaeta
Peer comment(s):

agree Graham Timmins : agree, would use 'polychaete worms' though as it's hardly an everyday word, gives the non-specialist reader a clue
29 mins
agree Anna Herbst : However, if you want a non-scientific name, call them bristleworms - ref. http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/annelida/polyintro.html
12 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "wow, thanks ! I thought it was "crab" or sth...."
10 mins

havsborstmask = polychaete

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