縞蛇
Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 縞 | 蛇 |
| しま Jinmeiyō |
へび Grade: S |
| kun'yomi | |
Etymology
[edit]縞 (shima, “stripe”) + 蛇 (hebi, “snake”)
Noun
[edit]- Japanese striped snake, Elaphe quadrivirgata
Usage notes
[edit]As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).
Categories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 縞 read as しま
- Japanese terms spelled with 蛇 read as へび
- Japanese terms read with kun'yomi
- Japanese compound terms
- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese nouns
- Japanese terms spelled with jinmeiyō kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with secondary school kanji
- Japanese terms with 2 kanji
- ja:Colubrid snakes