Japanese

鬣犬 (tategamiinu): a hyena.

Noun

鬣犬 ‎(hiragana たてがみいぬ, katakana タテガミイヌ, romaji tategamiinu)

1. (rare) hyena

Usage notes

This term is rarely used anymore, having been replaced by ハイエナ ‎(haiena) borrowed from English.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 in biological contexts, as タテガミイヌ.

Synonyms

• ハイエナ ‎(haiena)

References

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