愛猫[aibyou] pet cat
愛猫家[aibyouka] cat lover
虎猫[toraneko] ocelot (feline, Felis pardalis)
黒猫[kuroneko] black cat
三毛猫[mikeneko] tortoise-shell cat

山猫[yamaneko] wildcat (Felis silvestris)
山猫争議[yamanekosougi] wildcat strike
招き猫[manekineko] beckoning cat
猫に小判[nekonikoban] (to cast) pearls before swine

脊髄[sekizui] spinal cord
脊椎[sekitsui] spine
脊椎動物[sekitsuidoubutsu] vertebrate
猫脊[nekoze] bent back
脊広[sebiro] business suit

脊骨[sebone] spine
脊負う[shou] to be burdened with
無脊椎動物[musekitsuidoubutsu] invertebrate
脊柱[sekichuu] spinal column