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クラカケザメ科か

Meanings

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noun

Parascylliidae; collared carpet sharks

Taxonomic family name used in zoology and marine biology. Refers to a small family of carpet sharks with eight species in two genera.

クラカケザメ科かのサメは、体からだに独どく特とくの模も様ようがある。
Sharks of the family Parascylliidae have distinctive patterns on their bodies.

Kanji

科department, course, section

Etymology

The name is a compound of クラカケザメ (the Japanese name for the genus Cirrhoscyllium, literally 'saddle shark') and 科 (family taxonomic suffix). The exact derivation of クラカケザメ is uncertain, but it likely refers to saddle-like markings.