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Saw blade shrimp

Spanish translation: gamba de hoja sierra

08:13 Aug 25, 2009
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Science - Zoology
English term or phrase: Saw blade shrimp
Buenos días,

Estoy traduciendo un texto sobre biología marina. No sé cómo traducir la siguiente frase:

"With a rostrum resembling a very long pointed nose provided with tiny saw like teeth, the saw blade shrimp looks very peculiar."

¡Muchas gracias por la ayuda!
Mónica Montes
Spain
Local time: 09:18
Spanish translation:gamba de hoja sierra
Explanation:
Tozeuma armatum = Gamba hoja de sierra
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Ruth Wöhlk
Germany
Local time: 09:18
Grading comment
¡Muchísimas gracias por la ayuda!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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5 +4gamba de hoja sierra
Ruth Wöhlk


  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
saw blade shrimp
gamba de hoja sierra


Explanation:
Tozeuma armatum = Gamba hoja de sierra


    Reference: http://www.cuallado.org/esp/ciencia/taxon/zona/sulawesi.htm
Ruth Wöhlk
Germany
Local time: 09:18
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
¡Muchísimas gracias por la ayuda!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cesar Serrano
22 mins
  -> Gracias, Cesar! N o serás por casualidad familiar de esta gamba? ;-)))
agree  nahuelhuapi
6 hrs
  -> Gracias!
agree  Roberto Sanders: http://www.cuallado.org/esp/ciencia/taxon/ani/Crustacea/Mala...
11 hrs
  -> Gracias!
agree  David Torre
2 days 3 hrs
  -> Gracias, David!
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