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ジャコウアンテロープ (じゃこうアンテロープ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ジャコウアンテロープ

Meanings

1

noun

suni; musk antelope

usually written using kana alone

Refers to the suni, a small antelope species (Neotragus moschatus) native to East Africa. Domain-specific zoological term.

ジャコウアンテロープは東ひがしアフリカに生せい息そくする小こ型がたのレイヨウです。
The suni is a small antelope that lives in East Africa.

Written forms

ジャコウアンテロープ
kana-only spelling
Common katakana spelling; usually written in kana.
麝じゃ香こうアンテロープ
Kanji spelling is rare; the word is usually written in kana.

Kanji

麝musk deer
香incense, smell, perfume

Etymology

From 麝香 (じゃこう, 'musk') + アンテロープ ('antelope'), a calque of the English 'musk antelope'.