ベンガル山猫

Japanese

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ベンガルやまねこ [bèńgárú yáꜜmànèkò] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [bẽ̞ŋɡa̠ɾɯ̟ ja̠ma̠ne̞ko̞]

Noun

ベンガル山(やま)猫(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).