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オナガザメ科か

Meanings

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noun

thresher shark family (Alopiidae)

Scientific family name for thresher sharks, containing the single genus Alopias with three species.

オナガザメ科かのサメは長ながい尾おびれが特とく徴ちょうです。
Sharks of the family Alopiidae are characterized by their long tail fins.

Kanji

科department, course, section

Similar words

オナガザメ
Refers to a thresher shark (genus Alopias), while オナガザメ科 is the family name.

Etymology

From 尾長鮫 (onagazame, 'thresher shark') + 科 (ka, 'family'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the taxonomic classification.