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ヘラザメ属 (ヘラザメぞく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ヘラザメ属ぞく

Meanings

1

noun

Apristurus; genus of catsharks

Taxonomic term for a genus of deep-sea catsharks in the family Scyliorhinidae. Used in biological and marine contexts.

ヘラザメ属ぞくのサメは深しん海かいに生せい息そくしている。
Sharks of the genus Apristurus inhabit the deep sea.

Kanji

属belong, genus, subordinate official

Etymology

The name ヘラザメ属 is a compound of ヘラザメ (hera-zame, 'spatula shark', from 箆 'spatula' + 鮫 'shark') and 属 (zoku, 'genus'), referring to the genus Apristurus. The exact derivation of the Japanese common name is uncertain; it likely describes a physical characteristic of the shark.