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条じょう鰭き綱こう

Meanings

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noun

Actinopterygii; ray-finned fishes

Scientific taxonomic class name for ray-finned fishes, used in biology and ichthyology contexts.

条じょう鰭き綱こうは、現げん生せいの魚ぎょ類るいの大だい部ぶ分ぶんを含ふくむ分ぶん類るい群ぐんである。
Actinopterygii is a taxonomic group that includes the majority of living fish species.

Kanji

条article, clause, counter for articles, clauses, paragraphs, etc.
鰭fin
綱hawser, class (genus), rope

Etymology

The term is composed of 条 (じょう, 'ray' or 'line'), 鰭 (き, 'fin'), and 綱 (こう, 'class'), literally meaning 'ray-finned class'. It is a direct translation of the scientific name Actinopterygii.