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カグラザメ科か

Meanings

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noun

Hexanchidae; cow sharks

Taxonomic family name for cow sharks, characterized by extra gill slits. Used in scientific and biological contexts.

カグラザメ科かのサメは、他ほかのサメよりも鰓さい裂れつの数かずが多おおい。
Sharks of the family Hexanchidae have more gill slits than other sharks.

Kanji

科department, course, section

Etymology

The name カグラザメ (kagurazame) is the Japanese name for the bluntnose sixgill shark, a member of this family. The exact origin of カグラ is uncertain, but it may be related to 神楽 (kagura, a type of Shinto dance), possibly from the shark's appearance or movement. 科 (-ka) is the standard suffix for taxonomic families.