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オオエンコウガニ科 (オオエンコウガニか) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

オオエンコウガニ科か

Meanings

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noun

Geryonidae (family of crabs)

Scientific taxonomic name for a family of deep-sea crabs. Used in biology and marine science contexts.

オオエンコウガニ科かのカニは深しん海かいに生せい息そくしている。
Crabs of the family Geryonidae inhabit the deep sea.

Kanji

科department, course, section

Etymology

The name is a Japanese rendering of the scientific family name Geryonidae, likely derived from the genus name Geryon (from Greek mythology) combined with the Japanese word for crab (カニ) and the taxonomic suffix 科 (family).