ミツアナグマ
Japanese edit
Etymology edit
Compound of 蜜 (mitsu, “honey”) + 穴熊 (anaguma, “badger”), likely a calque of English honey badger.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ミツアナグマ or みつあなぐま • (mitsuanaguma)
- Synonym of ラーテル (rāteru): a honey badger, a ratel
Usage notes edit
- The term ラーテル (rāteru) appears to be more common.
- As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).