白しろ貂てん

noun

ermine; stoat (in winter coat)

Refers to the ermine, the white winter coat of the stoat (Mustela erminea). The cross-reference オコジョ is the more common term for the stoat in general.

See also: オコジョ

• 白しろ貂てんの毛け皮がわは昔むかしから珍ちん重ちょうされてきた。

  Ermine fur has been highly prized since ancient times.

• 冬ふゆになるとオコジョは白しろ貂てんと呼よばれる白しろい毛けに生はえ変かわる。

  In winter, the stoat molts into a white coat and is called an ermine.