noun
Ryukyu shrew; Orii's shrew
A species of shrew native to the Ryukyu Islands. Scientific name: Crocidura orii.
オリイジネズミは琉球列島の固有種です。
The Ryukyu shrew is an endemic species of the Ryukyu Islands.
Named after the Japanese zoologist Orii Hyōjirō (折居 彪二郎). The Japanese name combines his surname 折居 (Orii) with 地鼠 (jinezumi, 'shrew').