noun
Hawker's least shrew
A very small shrew subspecies (Sorex minutissimus hawkeri) found in Japan. This is a zoological term; the katakana spelling is standard.
トウキョウトガリネズミは日本で最も小さい哺乳類の一つです。
The Hawker's least shrew is one of the smallest mammals in Japan.
Compound of 東京 (Tokyo) + 尖鼠 (shrew), referring to the Tokyo area where the type specimen was collected. The exact derivation of the scientific name is uncertain.