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テングコウモリ

Meanings

1

noun

Hilgendorf's tube-nosed bat

usually written using kana alone

A species of bat native to East Asia. The name is a specific zoological term; in everyday contexts, it is rarely encountered.

テングコウモリは日本にほんにも生せい息そくしている。
Hilgendorf's tube-nosed bat also inhabits Japan.

Written forms

テングコウモリ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard for this species name; usually written in kana.
天てん狗ぐ蝙蝠こうもり
Kanji spelling is rare and mainly found in older or specialized texts; the katakana form is strongly preferred.

Kanji

天heavens, sky, imperial
狗

puppy, dog

蝙bat

蝠bat

Etymology

The name combines 天狗 (tengu, a mythical creature with a long nose) and 蝙蝠 (kōmori, bat), referring to the bat's tube-like nostrils. The exact origin of the name is uncertain.