山やま猫ねこ

noun

wildcat (species)

Refers to specific wildcat species such as the European wildcat, Iriomote cat, or Tsushima cat. Often used in zoological or conservation contexts.

See also: ツシマヤマネコ (つしまやまねこ) · イリオモテヤマネコ (いりおもてやまねこ)

• 西いり表おもて島じまには絶ぜつ滅めつ危き惧ぐ種しゅのイリオモテヤマネコが生せい息そくしている。

  The endangered Iriomote wildcat lives on Iriomote Island.

noun

wild cat; stray cat

General term for any undomesticated or feral cat, including strays. Less precise than sense 1.

• 夜よるになると山やま猫ねこが庭にわにやって来くる。

  At night, a stray cat comes into the garden.