三毛猫(みけねこ)

みけねこ
noun
calico cat (three-colored)
animal-mammal
1. calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
A cat with patches of three colors: white, black and orange-brown. Almost all calico cats are female, since the coloring depends on the X chromosome.
かわいい三毛猫(みけねこ)。
A cute calico cat.
うちの三毛猫(みけねこ)は十歳(じゅっさい)になる。
Our calico cat is turning ten.
三毛猫(みけねこ)のオスはとても珍(めずら)しく、幸運(こううん)を呼(よ)ぶと言(い)われている。
Male calico cats are very rare and are said to bring good luck.

三(み) (three) + 毛(け) (fur) + 猫(ねこ). Often shortened to 三毛(みけ), which is also a common name for a calico cat.

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