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腸鰓類 (chousairui) Japanese meaning: enteropneusts | Kotomora

腸ちょう鰓さい類るい

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Meanings

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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

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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.