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トラフザメ属ぞく

Meanings

1

noun

Stegostoma genus

A genus of carpet sharks containing one species, the zebra shark (Stegostoma fasciatum), found in the Indo-Pacific.

トラフザメ属ぞくにはトラフザメという一いっ種しゅのみが分ぶん類るいされている。
The genus Stegostoma contains only one species, the zebra shark.

Kanji

属belong, genus, subordinate official

Etymology

The Japanese name トラフザメ属 is a compound of トラフザメ (zebra shark) and 属 (genus). The exact derivation of トラフ (tiger) + ザメ (shark) is uncertain, but it likely refers to the juvenile's striped pattern.