also: メスねこ · めねこ
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
That female cat gave birth to three kittens.
General term for cat, without specifying gender.
Standard kanji spelling using 雌 for female.
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.