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Animales - Animales Marinos

Aquí aprenderás los nombres de animales marinos en inglés. Lea la lista completa para saber más.

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coral
coral
[Sustantivo]

a marine organism that lives in warm waters and forms clusters of polyps, which secrete calcium carbonate to build a hard skeleton

coral

coral

Ex: The coral was carefully collected for research on its growth patterns. 

El coral fue cuidadosamente recolectado para investigar sus patrones de crecimiento.

cuttlefish
cuttlefish
[Sustantivo]

a marine mollusk with a broad body, internal shell, and the ability to rapidly change color and texture

jibia, sepia

jibia, sepia

Ex: A cuttlefish squirted ink to escape a predator. 

Una sepia arrojó tinta para escapar de un depredador.

jellyfish
jellyfish
[Sustantivo]

a sea creature that has a bell-shaped body, which is gelatinous and transparent, long thin tentacles and a poisonous sting

medusa

medusa

Ex: While swimming in the ocean, she spotted a jellyfish and made sure to keep her distance. 

Mientras nadaba en el océano, vio una medusa y se aseguró de mantener la distancia.

Portuguese man-of-war

a large marine creature like jellyfish that lives in tropical and subtropical waters and has a poisonous sting

carabela portuguesa, fragata portuguesa

carabela portuguesa, fragata portuguesa

octopus
octopus
[Sustantivo]

a sea creature with eight, long arms and a soft round body with no internal shell

pulpo

pulpo

Ex: Octopuses are skilled hunters, using their tentacles to capture prey and their sharp beaks to tear it apart. 

Los pulpos son cazadores hábiles, que usan sus tentáculos para capturar presas y sus afilados picos para desgarrarlas.

plankton
plankton
[Sustantivo]

the microscopic organisms floating in the sea or fresh water on which larger animals feed

plancton

plancton

polyp
polyp
[Sustantivo]

a small and simple sea creature with a hollow cylindrical body and a ring of tentacles surrounding the mouth

pólipo

pólipo

sea anemone
sea anemone
[Sustantivo]

a sea polyp that is predatory and resembles a flower, having bright colors

anémona marina, anémona de mar

anémona marina, anémona de mar

seahorse
seahorse
[Sustantivo]

a small marine fish with an upright posture, a horse-like head and a curled tail

caballito de mar, hipocampo

caballito de mar, hipocampo

Ex: A sea horse can change color to blend with its surroundings. 

Un caballito de mar puede cambiar de color para mezclarse con su entorno.

sponge
sponge
[Sustantivo]

a marine invertebrate with a body full of holes through which water can circulate and nutrients can be absorbed

esponja

esponja

squid
squid
[Sustantivo]

a marine creature that can change color and has a long soft body with ten tentacles helping it swim very fast

calamar

calamar

Ex: The chef prepared a classic calamari appetizer by frying squid rings until they were crispy. 

El chef preparó un aperitivo clásico de calamares friendo anillos de calamar hasta que estuvieran crujientes.

starfish
starfish
[Sustantivo]

an echinoderm that has five arms arranged in the form of a star and feeds on mollusks

estrella de mar

estrella de mar

zooplankton
zooplankton
[Sustantivo]

microscopic animals that float in bodies of water, serving as an important food source for many aquatic organisms

zooplancton, plancton animal

zooplancton, plancton animal

Ex: During the day, zooplankton inhabit deeper layers of the ocean to avoid predation, rising to the surface under the cover of darkness to feed on phytoplankton. 

Durante el día, el zooplancton habita en las capas más profundas del océano para evitar la depredación, subiendo a la superficie bajo la cubierta de la oscuridad para alimentarse de fitoplancton.

sea urchin
sea urchin
[Sustantivo]

a small marine animal that is covered with spines and has a round shell, harvested for food

erizo de mar

erizo de mar

whelk
whelk
[Sustantivo]

a marine gastropod that is predatory, used as food in Europe

buccino

buccino

sea cucumber
sea cucumber
[Sustantivo]

an invertebrate with a wormlike body that is considered a marine creature and lives on seabed, with tentacles around the mouth

pepino de mar

pepino de mar

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