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四肢動物 (shishidoubutsu) Japanese meaning: tetrapod | Kotomora

四し肢し動どう物ぶつ

し

し

ど

う

ぶ

つ

Meanings

1

tetrapod; quadruped

Biological term for four-limbed vertebrates; in everyday contexts, 四足動物 (しそくどうぶつ) is more common for 'quadruped'.

四し肢し動どう物ぶつには両りょう生せい類るい、爬

は

虫ちゅう

類るい

、

鳥ちょう

類るい

、

哺ほ

乳にゅう

類るい

が

含ふく

ま

れる

。

Tetrapods include amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals.

この化か石せきは初しょ期きの四し肢し動どう物ぶつのものだ。

This fossil is from an early tetrapod.

Kanji

四four
肢limb, arms & legs
動move, motion, change
物thing, object, matter

Related words

四し足そく動どう物ぶつ
More common in everyday language for 'quadruped'; 四肢動物 is a technical term used mainly in biology.

Built from

四し肢し+動どう物ぶつ

Etymology

Compound of 四肢 (しし, 'four limbs') and 動物 (どうぶつ, 'animal').