鬼天竺鼠

Japanese
Kanji in this term
鬼 天 竺 鼠
おに
Grade: S		 てん
Grade: 1		 じく
Jinmeiyō		 ねずみ
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi on’yomi kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 鬼(おに) (oni, “ghost”) + 天竺鼠(てんじくねずみ) (tenjikunezumi, “guinea pig”)

Noun

鬼(おに)天(てん)竺(じく)鼠(ねずみ) or 鬼天竺鼠(オニテンジクネズミ) • (onitenjikunezumi) 

  1. capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
    Synonym: カピバラ (capibara)

Usage notes

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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