nekomimi
English
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Neko_Wikipe-tan.png/220px-Neko_Wikipe-tan.png)
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Japanese 猫耳 (nekomimi), from 猫 (neko, “cat”) + 耳 (mimi, “ear”).
Noun
nekomimi (plural nekomimi or nekomimis)
- (chiefly Japanese fiction) A fictional character who has cat ears on an otherwise human body, and possibly other feline characteristics such as a tail.
Quotations
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:nekomimi.
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Also Categorized as a Neko
Japanese
Romanization
nekomimi