スナドリネコ

Japanese

Etymology

漁り (“fishing”) +‎ 猫 (“cat”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) スナドリネ​コ [sùnádórínéꜜkò] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [sɨᵝna̠do̞ɾʲine̞ko̞]

Noun

スナドリネコ • (sunadorineko) 

1. a fishing cat

Usage notes

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