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外套膜 (がいとうまく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

外がい套とう膜まく

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Meanings

1

mantle (of an invertebrate)

Biological term for the soft outer body wall of mollusks and some other invertebrates.

貝かいの外がい套とう膜まくは殻からを形けい成せいする役やく割わりを

持も

つ

。

The mantle of a shellfish plays a role in forming the shell.

Kanji

外outside
套accumulate, big and long, hackneyed
膜membrane

Built from

外がい套とう+膜まく

Etymology

Compound of 外套 (がいとう, 'overcoat') + 膜 (まく, 'membrane'), referring to the cloak-like body wall of certain invertebrates.