Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
かぐら こうもり
Grade: 3 Grade: 2 Hyōgaiji Hyōgaiji
irregular jukujikun
Alternative spelling
神樂蝙蝠 (kyūjitai)

Etymology edit

Compound of 神楽(かぐら) (kagura, kagura, sacred dance) + 蝙蝠(こうもり) (kōmori, bat)

Noun edit

神楽(かぐら)蝙蝠(こうもり) or 神楽蝙蝠(カグラコウモリ) (kagurakōmori

  1. lesser great leaf-nosed bat, lesser roundleaf bat, Hipposideros turpis

Usage notes edit

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