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鬣犬 (たてがみいぬ, tategamiinu) Japanese meaning: hyena | Kotomora

鬣たてがみ犬いぬ

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Meanings

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hyena

rare term

Rare Japanese word for hyena; the loanword ハイエナ is overwhelmingly more common in modern Japanese.

See also: ハイエナ

「鬣たてがみ犬いぬ」はハイエナの和わ名めいの一ひとつだ

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鬣犬 is one Japanese name for the hyena, but it is usually called ハイエナ in katakana.

Kanji

鬣mane
犬dog

Related words

ハイエナ
The standard modern word for hyena; 鬣犬 is a rare native Japanese equivalent.

Written forms

鬣たてがみ犬いぬ
Rare kanji spelling; the word is normally written in kana or referred to by the loanword ハイエナ.
タテガミイヌ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling, sometimes used for emphasis or in biological contexts.

Etymology

Compound of たてがみ (mane) and 犬 (dog), referring to the hyena's mane-like neck fur. The exact historical origin is uncertain, but it is a descriptive native Japanese coinage.