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亜目 (あもく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

亜あ目もく

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Meanings

1

suborder

A taxonomic rank in biological classification, below order and above infraorder.

この分ぶん類るいでは、カメ目めは潜せん頸けい亜あ目もくと曲きょく頸けい亜あ目もくに分わけられる。

Kanji

亜Asia, rank next, come after
目eye, class, look

Related words

目もく
目 is the taxonomic rank 'order', one level above 亜目.
亜あ科か
亜科 is 'subfamily', a lower rank than 亜目.

Etymology

From 亜 (sub-) + 目 (order), a straightforward compound used in biological taxonomy.

In this classification, the order Testudines is divided into the suborders Cryptodira and Pleurodira.