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Where does “軟骨魚類” come from?

軟骨魚類 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 魚類, from Japanese 魚, from Middle Chinese 魚 — fish.

軟骨魚類 (Japanese): The cartilaginous fishes, chondrichthyans

Definitions

  1. The cartilaginous fishes, chondrichthyans

Ancestry of “軟骨魚類”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese魚類fishes
2Japanese魚a fish; a fish, "especially" when used as food; a...
3Middle Chinese魚fish
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