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ヒト上科 (ヒトじょうか) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ヒト上じょう科か

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Meanings

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noun

Hominoidea (superfamily of apes and humans)

Scientific taxonomic term used in biology and anthropology.

ヒト上じょう科かにはヒト科かやテナガザル科かが含ふくまれる。
The superfamily Hominoidea includes the family Hominidae and the family Hylobatidae.

Kanji

上above, up
科department, course, section

Similar words

ヒト科か
ヒト科 (Hominidae) is the family within ヒト上科 that includes humans and great apes, while ヒト上科 is the broader superfamily that also includes gibbons.

Etymology

Compound of ヒト (human) and 上科 (superfamily), a direct calque of the taxonomic term Hominoidea.