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シマハイイロギツネ

Meanings

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noun

island fox; Channel Islands fox; island gray fox

Refers to Urocyon littoralis, a small fox native to the Channel Islands of California. The Japanese name literally means 'island gray fox'.

シマハイイロギツネはカリフォルニアのチャンネル諸しょ島とうに生せい息そくしている。
The island fox lives on the Channel Islands of California.

Similar words

ハイイロギツネ
The mainland gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), a closely related but larger species.

Etymology

Compound of 島 (shima, 'island') + 灰色 (haiiro, 'gray') + 狐 (kitsune, 'fox'), literally 'island gray fox'. The name describes its habitat and coloration.