エルミン

noun

ermine; stoat; short-tailed weasel

Refers to the animal Mustela erminea, especially its white winter coat. Used in contexts such as fur, biology, or heraldry.

from French hermine

• エルミンの白しろい冬ふゆ毛げは、昔むかしから王おう族ぞくの衣い装しょうに使つかわれてきた。

  The white winter fur of the ermine has been used for royal garments since ancient times.

• この地ち域いきでは、エルミンは夏なつには茶ちゃ色いろの毛けに変かわる。

  In this region, the ermine turns brown in summer.