ブチハイエナ

Japanese

Etymology

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

Noun

ブチハイエナ or ぶちハイエナ • (buchi haiena) 

1. a spotted hyena

Usage notes

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