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メクラウナギ科か

Meanings

1

noun

Myxinidae; hagfish family

Scientific taxonomic term for the family of jawless fish commonly known as hagfish.

メクラウナギ科かは、ヌタウナギ類るいを含ふくむ分ぶん類るい群ぐんです。
Myxinidae is a taxonomic group that includes hagfish.

Kanji

科department, course, section

Similar words

メクラウナギ
Refers to an individual hagfish, while メクラウナギ科 is the family-level taxonomic name.

Etymology

Compound of メクラウナギ (hagfish) + 科 (taxonomic family suffix). The exact origin of メクラウナギ is uncertain; it may derive from 盲 (blind) + ウナギ (eel), referring to the hagfish's eel-like shape and reduced eyes.