Japanese

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Kanji in this term
うさぎ
Jinmeiyō
こうもり
Hyōgai Hyōgai
kun'yomi jukujikun
 兎蝙蝠 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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Compound of (うさぎ) (usagi, rabbit, hare) + 蝙蝠(こうもり) (kōmori, bat)

Noun

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(うさぎ)蝙蝠(こうもり) or 兎蝙蝠(ウサギコウモリ) (usagikōmori

  1. brown long-eared bat, common long-eared bat, Plecotus auritus

Usage notes

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