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ウミヤツメ属 (ウミヤツメぞく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ウミヤツメ属ぞく

Meanings

1

noun

Petromyzon (genus of lamprey)

Scientific taxonomic term for a genus of lampreys.

ウミヤツメ属ぞくには、海うみに生せい息そくするヤツメウナギの仲なか間まが含ふくまれる。
The genus Petromyzon includes species of lampreys that live in the sea.

Kanji

属belong, genus, subordinate official

Similar words

ヤツメウナギ
Refers to lampreys in general; ウミヤツメ属 is specifically the genus Petromyzon.

Etymology

Compound of ウミ (umi, 'sea') + ヤツメ (yatsume, 'lamprey') + 属 (zoku, 'genus'), a direct calque of the scientific name Petromyzon (from Greek petra 'stone' + myzon 'sucking').