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クサガエル科か

Meanings

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noun

Hyperoliidae; sedge frogs; bush frogs

Taxonomic family of frogs found in sub-Saharan Africa and nearby islands. Used in biological contexts.

クサガエル科かのカエルはアフリカに多おおく分ぶん布ぷしている。
Frogs of the family Hyperoliidae are widely distributed in Africa.

Kanji

科department, course, section

Etymology

From クサガエル (Hyperolius, a genus of sedge frogs) + 科 (family). The exact derivation of クサガエル is uncertain; it may be a Japanese coinage combining 草 (grass) and 蛙 (frog), but this is not confirmed.