山縞馬

Japanese

Kanji in this term
山	縞	馬
やま Grade: 1	しま Jinmeiyō	うま Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Etymology

From 山 (yama, “mountain”) +‎ 縞馬 (shimauma, “zebra”).

Noun

山(やま)縞(しま)馬(うま) • (yamashimauma)

a mountain zebra

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ヤマシマウマ.

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