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

軟骨魚類 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 魚類

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

via Japanese 軟骨

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese軟骨cartilage
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