縞栗鼠

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縞栗鼠 (shima risu): a chipmunk stuffing a nut into its cheek.
Kanji in this term
しま
Jinmeiyō

Jinmeiyō

Hyōgai
irregular

Etymology

Compound of (shima, stripe) +‎ 栗鼠 (risu, squirrel).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

(しま)()() or 縞栗鼠(シマリス) (shima risu

  1. chipmunk

Usage notes

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

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN