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ヌタウナギ属ぞく

Meanings

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noun

Eptatretus (genus of hagfish)

Scientific taxonomic term for a genus of hagfish. Used in biology and zoology contexts.

ヌタウナギ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 Eptatretus includes several species.

Kanji

属belong, genus, subordinate official

Etymology

The name ヌタウナギ (nutaunagi) is the Japanese word for hagfish, combined with 属 (zoku, 'genus') to form the taxonomic genus name Eptatretus. The exact origin of ヌタウナギ is uncertain.