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テングギンザメ科か

Meanings

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noun

Rhinochimaeridae; long-nosed chimaeras

Taxonomic family name for a group of deep-sea cartilaginous fish with elongated snouts. Used in scientific and biological contexts.

テングギンザメ科かの魚さかなは深しん海かいに生せい息そくしている。
Fish of the family Rhinochimaeridae inhabit the deep sea.

Kanji

科department, course, section

Etymology

From テングギンザメ (tenguginzame, 'long-nosed chimaera') + 科 (ka, 'family'), a taxonomic term. The derivation of テングギンザメ itself is uncertain; it likely combines 天狗 (tengu, a long-nosed mythical creature) with 銀鮫 (ginzame, 'silver shark/chimaera').