ブチハイエナ

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Japanese

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 ブチハイエナ on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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斑 (buchi, “spot”) +‎ ハイエナ (haiena, “hyena”), calque of English spotted hyena.

Noun

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ブチハイエナ or ぶちハイエナ • (buchi haiena) 

  1. a spotted hyena

Usage notes

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  • As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).
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