天狗蝙蝠
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 天 | 狗 | 蝙 | 蝠 |
| てん Grade: 1 |
く > ぐ Hyōgai |
こうもり | |
| Hyōgai | Hyōgai | ||
| on'yomi | goon | jukujikun | |
Etymology
Compound of 天狗 (tengu, “long nosed mountain spirit”) + 蝙蝠 (kōmori, “bat”)
Noun
天狗蝙蝠 or 天狗蝙蝠 • (tengukōmori)
- Hilgendorf's tube-nosed bat, Murina hilgendorfi
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).