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腸鰓類 (ちょうさいるい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

腸ちょう鰓さい類るい

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Meanings

1

enteropneusts; acorn worms

rare term

Rare technical term in zoology; refers to hemichordates of the class Enteropneusta. Typically encountered in academic or specialized contexts.

腸ちょう鰓さい類るいは半はん索さく動どう物ぶつ門もんに属

ぞく

する

海かい

産さん

無む

脊せき

椎つい

動どう

物ぶつ

の

一いち

群ぐん

で

ある

。

Enteropneusts are a group of marine invertebrates belonging to the phylum Hemichordata.

Kanji

腸intestines, guts, bowels
鰓gills, gill slits
類sort, kind, variety

Etymology

The term is composed of 腸 (intestine), 鰓 (gill), and 類 (class/group), reflecting the anatomical features of these animals. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the taxonomic group.