縞蛇

Japanese

Kanji in this term
縞 蛇
しま
Jinmeiyō 		へび
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

縞(しま) (shima, “stripe”) + 蛇(へび) (hebi, “snake”)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) しまへび [shìmáhébí] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ɕima̠he̞bʲi]

Noun

縞(しま)蛇(へび) or 縞蛇(シマヘビ) • (shimahebi) 

  1. Japanese striped snake, Elaphe quadrivirgata

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

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