Etymology

nekomimi

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Today it means: Cat ears. Full definition →

Japanese 猫耳
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  1. Japanese · derived from猫耳
  2. English todaynekomimi

From Japanese 猫耳 (nekomimi), from 猫 (neko, “cat”) + 耳 (mimi, “ear”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.