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オオワニザメ科か

Meanings

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noun

Odontaspididae; sand sharks

Taxonomic family name for sand sharks, used in biological contexts.

オオワニザメ科かにはシロワニなどが含ふくまれる。
The family Odontaspididae includes the sand tiger shark and others.

Kanji

科department, course, section

Etymology

The name is composed of 大 (おお, 'large'), 鰐 (わに, 'crocodile' or 'shark'), 鮫 (さめ, 'shark'), and 科 (か, 'family'). The exact derivation is uncertain, but it likely refers to the large, crocodile-like appearance of these sharks.