nekomimi
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Etymology edit
From Japanese 猫耳 (nekomimi), from 猫 (neko, “cat”) + 耳 (mimi, “ear”).
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nekomimi (plural nekomimi or nekomimis)
- (chiefly Japanese fiction) Cat ears.
- (chiefly Japanese fiction) (by metonymy, coming from meronymy) A fictional character who has cat ears on an otherwise human body, and possibly other feline characteristics such as a tail.
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- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:nekomimi.
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nekomimi