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ネズミザメ科か

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Meanings

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noun

Lamnidae; mackerel sharks

Taxonomic family name for mackerel sharks, including the great white shark. Used in biological contexts.

ネズミザメ科かにはホホジロザメが含ふくまれる。
The Lamnidae family includes the great white shark.

Kanji

科department, course, section

Similar words

ネズミザメ
Refers to the salmon shark (Lamna ditropis), a single species within the Lamnidae family.

Etymology

From ネズミザメ (salmon shark) + 科 (taxonomic family suffix). The derivation of ネズミザメ is uncertain; it may refer to the shark's pointed snout resembling a mouse.