also: オスねこ · おねこ
noun
tomcat; male cat
Standard term for a male cat; used in everyday contexts.
うちのオス猫はとても人懐っこい。
Our male cat is very friendly.
あの雄猫は縄張り意識が強い。
That tomcat is very territorial.
Common hybrid spelling using katakana オス for the male prefix.
Rare variant using 牡 for male animals; also read おねこ.
Uncommon variant using 男 for male.
Compound of 雄 (osu, 'male') + 猫 (neko, 'cat'). The reading おねこ is a contraction.