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トラザメ属ぞく

Meanings

1

noun

Scyliorhinus (genus of catsharks)

Taxonomic term used in biology and marine science.

トラザメ属ぞくには複ふく数すうの種しゅが含ふくまれている。
The genus Scyliorhinus includes several species.

Kanji

属belong, genus, subordinate official

Etymology

The name トラザメ (torazame) is a compound of 虎 (tora, 'tiger') and 鮫 (same, 'shark'), referring to the tiger-like pattern of some catsharks. 属 (zoku) is the taxonomic suffix for 'genus'.