Marine mammals

Japanese: 海生哺乳類 - かいせいほにゅうるい
Marine mammals

…the general term for marine mammals that live in the ocean. A group of animals that have the basic mammalian characteristics (lung breathing, viviparity, etc.) that are suitable for life on land, but have secondarily adapted to life in the water.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "marine mammals" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…海洋を生活域とする,いわゆる海生哺乳類の総称。基本的には陸上動物としての生活に適した哺乳類の特徴(肺呼吸,胎生など)を備えながら,水中生活に二次的に適応した動物群。…

※「海生哺乳類」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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