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鱼类
yúlèi
Description
鱼类是生活在水里的动物，用鳃呼吸，身上有鱼鳞。
鱼类 are animals that live in water, breathe through gills, and have fish scales on their bodies.
这个词常用在科学书里，表示所有种类的鱼。
This word is often used in scientific books to refer to all kinds of 鱼类.
Meanings
鱼类yúlèi
fish (as a category of animals)
这条河里有很多鱼类。
There are many fish species in this river.
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Notes
- Etymology
鱼 (fish) + 类 (kind/category), meaning the fish group of animals.
- Nuance
more scientific/collective than 鱼; used for the fish category, not one fish.
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