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カイアシ類 (カイアシるい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

カイアシ類るい

also: かいあしるい · とうきゃくるい · じょうきゃくるい

Meanings

1

noun

copepods

Small aquatic crustaceans of the subclass Copepoda; a common component of plankton.

カイアシ類るいは海かい洋よう生せい態たい系けいで重じゅう要ような役やく割わりを果はたしている。
Copepods play an important role in marine ecosystems.

Written forms

カイアシ類るい
Most common spelling; uses katakana for the organism name and kanji for 類.
橈脚類
- かいあしるい
  Rare kanji spelling; also read とうきゃくるい or じょうきゃくるい. The reading かいあしるい is the most common for this form.
- とうきゃくるい
  Alternate reading of the rare kanji spelling.
- じょうきゃくるい
  Alternate reading of the rare kanji spelling.
かいあしるい
とうきゃくるい

じょうきゃくるい

Kanji

類sort, kind, variety
橈oar, scull, paddle
脚skids, leg, undercarriage

Etymology

From カイアシ (kaiashi, 'oar foot', referring to the swimming legs) + 類 (rui, 'group'). The kanji form 橈脚類 uses 橈 (oar) and 脚 (leg).