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チスイコウモリ (chisuikoumori) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

チスイコウモリ

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Meanings

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vampire bat

usually written using kana alone

Refers to bats of the subfamily Desmodontinae that feed on blood.

チスイコウモリは夜や行こう性せいで、家か畜ちくの血ちを吸すうことがある。

Vampire bats are nocturnal and sometimes feed on the blood of livestock.

Kanji

血blood
吸suck, imbibe, inhale
蝙bat
蝠bat

Related words

吸きゅう血けつ蝙蝠こうもり
A more general term for vampire bat, often used in translations and not restricted to Desmodontinae. チスイコウモリ is the standard Japanese name for the subfamily.

Written forms

チスイコウモリ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is the most common written form; the word is usually written in kana.
血ち吸すい蝙蝠こうもり
Kanji spelling using 蝙蝠 for 'bat'; rarely used in practice.
血ち吸すい蝙蝠こうもり
Kanji spelling with okurigana; rarely used in practice.

Etymology

Compound of 血吸い (chisui, 'blood-sucking') + 蝙蝠 (kōmori, 'bat'). The katakana spelling is standard for animal names in biological contexts.