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語源

From Hindi बाघ (bāgh, “tiger”), coined by Rudyard Kipling in The Jungle Book. The scouting term and the cat-name comes from the character name.

固有名詞

Bagheera

1. A cat name; a name given to pet cats.
   • 2011 May 10, Freda Vasilopoulos, Past Tense, Belgrave House, →ISBN:

     Bagheera sat himself down in front of the chair, his green eyes avid with curiosity. Tony stared back at him, grinning as he saw the ragged scar that replaced the tip of one ear. When the cat tilted his head, he had a whimsically, […]

   • 2017 January 1, Stephanie C. Fox, Scheherazade Cat - The Story of a War Hero, QueenBeeEdit, →ISBN, page 138:

     Bagheera appeared with a “MrrrrOW!” on the edge of the table, leaping abruptly up to see what I was doing. When he saw, he got off immediately. He was a smart cat; he never messed with my puzzles. He even found missing pieces for me!

   • 2019 December 26, Yamile Saied Méndez, Random Acts of Kittens: A Wish Novel, Scholastic Inc., →ISBN:

     “How do you know so much about what cats need?” Hayden raked his fingers through his shaggy brown hair and said, “Remember Catsby and Bagheera?” “Who?” Julieta clicked her tongue. “Remember his cats? Bagheera did this to me […]”

名詞

Bagheera (plural Bagheeras)

1. The deputy leader of a pack of Cub Scouts.

参考

• Akela