ベンガル山猫

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
やま
Grade: 1
ねこ
Grade: S
kun'yomi
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Etymology

ベンガル (bengaru, Bengal) + 山猫(やまねこ) (yamaneko, wildcat)

Pronunciation

Noun

ベンガル(やま)(ねこ) or ベンガル山猫(ヤマネコ) (Bengaru yamaneko

  1. leopard cat, Prionailurus bengalensis

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).