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There are 45 total results for your fishes search.

Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

魚座

see styles
 uoza
    うおざ

More info & calligraphy:

Pisces Zodiac Symbol / Sign
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) (astron) Pisces (constellation); the Fish; the Fishes; (2) (archaism) fishmongers' guild; (surname) Uoza

魚類


鱼类

see styles
yú lèi
    yu2 lei4
yü lei
 gyorui
    ぎょるい
fishes
fish; fishes

軟骨魚類


软骨鱼类

see styles
ruǎn gǔ yú lèi
    ruan3 gu3 yu2 lei4
juan ku yü lei
 nankotsugyorui
    なんこつぎょるい
cartilaginous fishes; Chondrichthyes (taxonomic class including sharks and rays)
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (See 硬骨魚類) cartilaginous fishes; chondrichthyans


see styles
quán
    quan2
ch`üan
    chüan
fish of genus Sarcocheilichthys (a genus of cyprinid fishes found in eastern Asia)


see styles

    bi1
pi
the ponyfishes, aka slipmouths (Leiognathidae, a family of fishes in the order Perciformes); Taiwan pr. [bi4]

四生

see styles
sì shēng
    si4 sheng1
ssu sheng
 shishou / shisho
    ししょう
{Buddh} the four ways of birth (from a womb, an egg, moisture or spontaneously); catur-yoni
catur-yoni, the four forms of birth: (1) 胎 or 生 jarāyuja, viviparous, as with mammalia; (2) 卵生 aṇḍaja, oviparous, as with birds; (3) 濕生 or 寒熱和合生 saṃsvedaja, moisture, or water-born, as with worms and fishes; (4) 化生 aupapāduka, metamorphic, as with moths from the chrysalis, or with devas, or in the hells, or the first beings in a newly evolved world.

魚綱

see styles
 gyokou / gyoko
    ぎょこう
(obsolete) Pisces (obsolete class of vertebrates comprising the fishes)

魚鳥

see styles
 gyochou / gyocho
    ぎょちょう
fishes and birds

うお座

see styles
 uoza
    うおざ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) (astron) Pisces (constellation); the Fish; the Fishes; (2) (archaism) fishmongers' guild

不淨肉


不净肉

see styles
bù jìng ròu
    bu4 jing4 rou4
pu ching jou
 fujō niku
Unclean', flesh, i. e. that of animals, fishes, etc., seen being killed, heard being killed, or suspected of being killed; Hīnayāna forbids these, Mahāyāna forbids all flesh.

円口類

see styles
 enkourui / enkorui
    えんこうるい
(See 無顎類) cyclostomes (eel-like jawless fishes with round mouths used for sucking)

双魚宮

see styles
 sougyokyuu / sogyokyu
    そうぎょきゅう
Pisces (12th zodiacal sign); the Fish; the Fishes

師子吼


师子吼

see styles
shī zǐ hǒu
    shi1 zi3 hou3
shih tzu hou
 shishi ku
siṃhanāda. The lion's roar, a term designating authoritative or powerful preaching. As the lion's roar makes all animals tremble, subdues elephants, arrests birds in their light and fishes in the water, so Buddha's preaching overthrows all other religions, subdues devils, conquers heretics, and arrests the misery of life.

条鰭綱

see styles
 joukikou / jokiko
    じょうきこう
Actinopterygii (class of the ray-finned fishes)

板皮類

see styles
 banpirui
    ばんぴるい
placoderms (extinct fishes of class Placodermi)

棘魚類

see styles
 kyokugyorui
    きょくぎょるい
acanthodians (extinct jawed fishes)

無顎類

see styles
 mugakurui
    むがくるい
agnathans (jawless fishes of superclass Agnatha)

硬骨類

see styles
 koukotsurui / kokotsurui
    こうこつるい
bony fishes; Osteichthyes

硬骨魚


硬骨鱼

see styles
yìng gǔ yú
    ying4 gu3 yu2
ying ku yü
 koukotsugyo / kokotsugyo
    こうこつぎょ
bony fishes; Osteichthyes (taxonomic class including most fish)
bony fish; osteichthyan

翼甲類

see styles
 yokukourui / yokukorui
    よくこうるい
pteraspids (extinct armoured jawless fishes)

肉鰭綱

see styles
 nikukikou / nikukiko
    にくきこう
Sarcopterygii (class comprising the lobe-finned fishes)

肉鰭類

see styles
 nikukirui
    にくきるい
sarcopterygians (fishes of subclass Sarcopterygii)

黄雀風

see styles
 koujakufuu / kojakufu
    こうじゃくふう
southeasterly wind blowing around the fifth month of the lunisolar calendar (when marine fishes allegedly turn into tree sparrows)

アイゴ科

see styles
 aigoka
    アイゴか
Siganidae (family of fishes)

テラピア

see styles
 terapia
    テラピア
tilapia (freshwater fishes native to Africa, introduced to many areas worldwide as a food source) (lat:)

四大家魚

see styles
 yondaikagyo
    よんだいかぎょ
four large domesticated fishes (black carp, grass carp, bighead carp, and silver carp)

板皮魚類

see styles
 banpigyorui
    ばんぴぎょるい
placoderms (extinct fishes of class Placodermi)

硬骨魚綱

see styles
 koukotsugyokou / kokotsugyoko
    こうこつぎょこう
Osteichthyes (class comprising the bony fishes and sometimes their descendants, i.e. tetrapods)

硬骨魚類

see styles
 koukotsugyorui / kokotsugyorui
    こうこつぎょるい
(See 軟骨魚類) bony fishes; osteichthyans

軟骨魚綱

see styles
 nankotsugyokou / nankotsugyoko
    なんこつぎょこう
Chondrichthyes (class comprising cartilaginous fishes)

アイナメ科

see styles
 ainameka
    アイナメか
Hexagrammidae (family of marine fishes incorporating the greenlings)

ティラピア

see styles
 tirapia
    ティラピア
tilapia (freshwater fishes native to Africa, introduced to many areas worldwide as a food source) (lat:)

鰐蜥蜴鱚目

see styles
 wanitokagegisumoku
    わにとかげぎすもく
Stomiiformes (order of deep-sea ray-finned fishes)

カワスズメ科

see styles
 kawasuzumeka
    カワスズメか
Cichlidae (family of fishes exhibiting fusion of the lower pharyngeal bones into a single tooth-bearing structure)

キンメダイ目

see styles
 kinmedaimoku
    キンメダイもく
Beryciformes; order of fishes containing the alfonsinos, squirrelfishes, etc.

クジラウオ目

see styles
 kujirauomoku
    クジラウオもく
Stephanoberyciformes; Cetomimiformes; order of fishes containing the whalefishes

シクリッド科

see styles
 shikuriddoka
    シクリッドか
Cichlidae (family of fishes)

Variations:
魚座
うお座

see styles
 uoza
    うおざ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) {astron} Pisces (constellation); the Fish; the Fishes; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) (archaism) fishmongers' guild

ダトニオイデス科

see styles
 datonioidesuka
    ダトニオイデスか
Datnioididae (family of perciform fishes)

ワニトカゲギス目

see styles
 wanitokagegisumoku
    ワニトカゲギスもく
Stomiiformes (order of deep-sea ray-finned fishes)

網呑舟の魚を漏らす

see styles
 amidonshuunouoomorasu / amidonshunooomorasu
    あみどんしゅうのうおをもらす
(exp,v5s) (proverb) the law has holes large enough for the most wicked men to slip through; the long arm of the law doesn't reach everywhere; fishes big enough to eat boats aren't caught by the net

カンムリキンメダイ目

see styles
 kanmurikinmedaimoku
    カンムリキンメダイもく
(See クジラウオ目) Stephanoberyciformes; order of fishes containing the pricklefishes

Variations:
ティラピア
テラピア

see styles
 tirapia; terapia
    ティラピア; テラピア
tilapia (freshwater fishes native to Africa, introduced to many areas worldwide as a food source) (lat:)

Variations:
ライアーテール
ライアテール

see styles
 raiaateeru; raiateeru / raiateeru; raiateeru
    ライアーテール; ライアテール
lyretail (species of fishes)

Variations:
ワニトカゲギス目
鰐蜥蜴鱚目

see styles
 wanitokagegisumoku(wanitokagegisu目); wanitokagegisumoku(鰐蜥蜴鱚目)
    ワニトカゲギスもく(ワニトカゲギス目); わにとかげぎすもく(鰐蜥蜴鱚目)
Stomiiformes (order of deep-sea ray-finned fishes)

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

This page contains 45 results for "fishes" in Chinese and/or Japanese.



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