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トラフザメ科か

Meanings

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noun

Stegostomatidae; zebra shark family

Taxonomic family name for the zebra shark and its relatives; used in biological contexts.

トラフザメ科かには、トラフザメという種しゅが含ふくまれる。
The family Stegostomatidae includes the species known as the zebra shark.

Kanji

科department, course, section

Similar words

トラフザメ
トラフザメ is the common name for the zebra shark (Stegostoma tigrinum), while トラフザメ科 refers to the entire family Stegostomatidae.

Etymology

The term is a modern taxonomic compound: トラフザメ (zebra shark) + 科 (family). The exact derivation of トラフザメ is uncertain, but it likely refers to the shark's striped pattern.