爬虫類|はちゅうるいhachuurui[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

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  1. nounreptiles
    爬虫類はちゅうるいが大嫌だいきらい。↗
    I can't stand reptiles.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym爬虫はちゅうWrittenWritten register. An animal that crawls on the ground; it can stand alone but mostly appears in compounds like 「爬虫類」, the formal taxonomic name.
  • Synonymハ虫類NeutralNeutral. An alternative spelling of 「爬虫類」 with the same reading and meaning; the difficult kanji 「爬」 is written in katakana, so it is common in textbooks.

Use 「爬虫類」 for reptiles such as snakes and lizards, as in 「爬虫類が苦手」; textbooks often write it 「ハ虫類」. 「爬虫」 mostly appears in compounds and written prose.

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Japanese definitions
  1. [生物せいぶつ] 爬虫はちゅう綱つなに分類ぶんるいされる有ゆう羊膜ようまく類るい。乾燥かんそうに耐たえる羊膜ようまくを具そなえた卵たまごを有ゆうし、卵生らんせいまたは卵たまご胎生たいせいで、肺はい呼吸こきゅうをする変温動物へんおんどうぶつの、人為じんい分類ぶんるいによって束たばねられた一大いちだい分類ぶんるい群ぐん。体表たいひょうは鱗うろこや甲こうで覆おおわれている。中生代ちゅうせいだいには恐竜きょうりゅうなど大型おおがた爬虫類はちゅうるいが繁栄はんえいした。
  2. [一般いっぱん] 爬虫はちゅう綱つなに分類ぶんるいされる脊椎動物せきついどうぶつ。現生げんせい種しゅとして、カメ、ワニ、トカゲ、ヘビなど約やく6000種しゅ以上いじょうが知しられている。
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