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。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

<<:  Revised Civil Code - Kaiseiminpo

>>:  External branching

Recommend

Image, J.

...Several feature-length animated films were pro...

Eustathios (Armenian) (English spelling)

...Monasticism was also strongly influenced by Sy...

Senusert I

The second king of the 12th Dynasty of ancient Egy...

Roundworm (Ascaris) - Roundworm

A parasitic worm belonging to the nematode family ...

Yeast - Kobo

A type of fungus, it is a rounded eukaryote measu...

Atsushi - Atsyou

〘Noun〙 Abbreviation of "atsuyogami (thick pap...

Alvaro I - Alvaro

…Most of these slaves were sent to Brazil and the...

Ohiroshiki - Ohiroshiki

〘Noun〙 ("O" is a prefix) ① = Hiroshiki (...

Red Poll

...Milk yield is about 4000kg. (4) Red Poll: A de...

Icarus - Icarus (English spelling)

A minor planet. Discovered in 1949 by the Schmidt...

Kamikaze Taxi - Kamikaze Taxi

〘 noun 〙 (taxi) A taxi that drives at high speed a...

Hanging nose - Hanging nose

...Their contents also became more varied, with c...

Marmota

…They are found all over the world except Austral...

Khaz'al (English spelling)

1863-64-1936 An Arab tribal leader in the Khuzesta...

Burning - Yakitsuki

(1) A surface defect that occurs when metal is pla...