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オナガドチザメ属 (オナガドチザメぞく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

オナガドチザメ属ぞく

Meanings

1

noun

Eridacnis (genus of finback catsharks)

Taxonomic term used in biology and ichthyology. Refers to a genus of small deepwater catsharks in the family Proscylliidae.

オナガドチザメ属ぞくは深しん海かいに生せい息そくする小こ型がたのサメの一いち群ぐんです。
The genus Eridacnis is a group of small sharks that live in the deep sea.

Kanji

属belong, genus, subordinate official

Etymology

The Japanese name オナガドチザメ属 is a compound of オナガ (尾長, 'long tail'), ドチザメ (a type of houndshark), and 属 (genus). The exact derivation is uncertain, but it likely describes the long-tailed appearance of these catsharks.