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肉食動物

肉食動物

See also: 肉食动物

Chinese

meat-eating, carnivorous animal
trad. (肉食動物) 肉食 動物
simp. (肉食动物) 肉食 动物

Noun

肉食動物

  1. carnivore

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
にく
Grade: 2
しょく
Grade: 2
どう
Grade: 3
ぶつ
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 肉食 (nikushoku, meat-eating, carnivorous) + 動物 (dōbutsu, animal).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • On'yomi
  • (Tokyo) くしょくどうぶつ [nìkúshókú dóꜜòbùtsù] (Nakadaka - [5])[2]
  • IPA(key): [nikɯᵝɕo̞kɯᵝ do̞ːbɯᵝt͡sɯᵝ]

Noun

肉食動物 (hiragana にくしょくどうぶつ, romaji nikushoku dōbutsu)

  1. A carnivore.

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References

  1. 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9