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鬣犬 (tategamiinu): a hyena.
Kanji in this term
たてがみ
Hyōgai
いぬ
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Etymology

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Compound of (tategami, standing hair” → “mane) +‎ (inu, dog).[1] Compare Chinese 鬣狗 (liègǒu).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(たてがみ)(いぬ) or 鬣犬(タテガミイヌ) (tategamiinu

  1. (rare) hyena

Usage notes

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This term is rarely used anymore, having been replaced by ハイエナ (haiena) borrowed from English.

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as タテガミイヌ.

Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN