also: メスねこ · めねこ
noun
female cat
Straightforward term for a female cat; used in everyday contexts.
うちの雌猫はとてもおとなしい。
Our female cat is very gentle.
あの雌猫は子猫を三匹産んだ。
That female cat gave birth to three kittens.
Mixed kanji-katakana spelling; メス is a common katakana rendering of 'female' in animal contexts.
Rare variant using 牝 for female; mostly seen in older or specialized texts.
Contracted reading; less common than めすねこ.
Compound of 雌 (めす, 'female') and 猫 (ねこ, 'cat'). The reading めねこ is a contraction of めすねこ.