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キノドン亜あ目もく

Meanings

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noun

Cynodontia; suborder of therapsids

Scientific taxonomic term for a suborder of therapsids that includes the ancestors of mammals. Used in paleontology and evolutionary biology.

キノドン亜あ目もくは哺ほ乳にゅう類るいの祖そ先せんを含ふくむグループです。
Cynodontia is a group that includes the ancestors of mammals.

Kanji

亜Asia, rank next, come after
目eye, class, look

Etymology

From the scientific name Cynodontia, derived from Greek κύων (dog) and ὀδούς (tooth), referring to the dog-like teeth of these animals. The Japanese form キノドン is a direct transliteration.