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シュモクザメ科か

Meanings

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noun

Sphyrnidae; hammerhead shark family

Scientific taxonomic term for the family of hammerhead sharks. Used in biological contexts.

シュモクザメ科かには約やく10種しゅが含ふくまれる。
The family Sphyrnidae includes about 10 species.

Kanji

科department, course, section

Similar words

シュモクザメ
Refers to a hammerhead shark (individual species), while シュモクザメ科 is the taxonomic family.

Etymology

From 撞木 (shumoku, 'wooden hammer used in Buddhist rituals') + 鮫 (same, 'shark') + 科 (ka, 'family'), referring to the hammer-shaped head.