padermė

English translation: strain

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Lithuanian term or phrase:padermė
English translation:strain
Entered by: Rasa Didžiulienė

09:36 May 16, 2014
Lithuanian to English translations [PRO]
Science - Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-)
Lithuanian term or phrase: padermė
Kaip verstumėte padermė, jei kalbama apie erkių padermes?
Rasa Didžiulienė
Lithuania
Local time: 08:33
strain
Explanation:
strain

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Note added at 7 hrs (2014-05-16 16:43:13 GMT)
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padermė - strain: a particular type of plant or animal, or of a disease caused by bacteria, etc.: a new strain of mosquitoes resistant to the poison.
šeima - family: a group of related animals and plants, e.g.: Lions belong to the cat family.
rūšis - species: a group into which animals, plants, etc. that are able to breed with each other and produce healthy young are divided, smaller than a genus and identified by a Latin name: a rare species of beetle; a conservation area for endangered species
gentis - genus: a group into which animals, plants, etc. that have similar characteristics are divided, smaller than a family and larger than a species
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diana bb
Lithuania
Local time: 08:33
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strain


Explanation:
strain

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Note added at 7 hrs (2014-05-16 16:43:13 GMT)
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padermė - strain: a particular type of plant or animal, or of a disease caused by bacteria, etc.: a new strain of mosquitoes resistant to the poison.
šeima - family: a group of related animals and plants, e.g.: Lions belong to the cat family.
rūšis - species: a group into which animals, plants, etc. that are able to breed with each other and produce healthy young are divided, smaller than a genus and identified by a Latin name: a rare species of beetle; a conservation area for endangered species
gentis - genus: a group into which animals, plants, etc. that have similar characteristics are divided, smaller than a family and larger than a species

diana bb
Lithuania
Local time: 08:33
Native speaker of: Lithuanian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gintautas Kaminskas
14 mins

neutral  Kestutis Satkauskas: O ar negalėtų būti species arba genus? Pagal DLKŽ žodžio "padermė" apibrėžimą tai lyg ir įmanoma. Kažin kaip biologai angliškai verstų
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