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ミナミナガサキトラザメ

Meanings

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noun

New Zealand catshark

A species of catshark (Bythaelurus dawsoni) endemic to New Zealand. Scientific/zoological term.

ミナミナガサキトラザメはニュージーランド周しゅう辺へんの深しん海かいに生せい息そくする小こ型がたのサメです。
The New Zealand catshark is a small shark that inhabits deep waters around New Zealand.

Etymology

The name is a compound of ミナミ (south), ナガサキ (Nagasaki, though here likely part of a taxonomic naming pattern), and トラザメ (catshark). The exact derivation is uncertain; it follows typical Japanese fish naming conventions.