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カグヤコウモリ

Meanings

1

noun

fraternal myotis; long-tailed whiskered bat

usually written using kana alone

A species of bat (Myotis frater) found in East Asia. Scientific/zoological term.

カグヤコウモリは日本にほんでも見みられる小こ型がたのコウモリです。
The fraternal myotis is a small bat that can also be found in Japan.

Written forms

カグヤコウモリ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard for this species name; usually written in kana.
かぐや蝙蝠こうもり
Kanji spelling is rare; the katakana form is strongly preferred.

Kanji

蝙bat
蝠bat

Etymology

The name likely derives from かぐや (Kaguyahime, the moon princess from The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter) and こうもり (bat), but the exact origin is uncertain.