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シロウマトガリネズミ (しろうまとがりねずみ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

シロウマトガリネズミ

Meanings

1

noun

Shirouma shrew

usually written using kana alone

A subspecies of the Azumi shrew (Sorex hosonoi) endemic to the Shirouma mountain area in Japan. Scientific name: Sorex hosonoi shiroumanus.

シロウマトガリネズミは白しろ馬うま岳だけ周しゅう辺へんだけに生せい息そくする固こ有ゆう亜あ種しゅです。
The Shirouma shrew is an endemic subspecies that lives only around Mount Shirouma.

Written forms

シロウマトガリネズミ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard for this animal name; usually written in kana.
白しろ馬うま尖とがり鼠ねずみ
Kanji spelling is rare and mainly found in older or specialized literature; the katakana form is strongly preferred.

Kanji

白white
馬

horse

尖be pointed, sharp, taper

鼠rat, mouse, dark gray

Similar words

トガリネズミ
Refers to shrews in general or the family Soricidae. シロウマトガリネズミ is a specific subspecies of the Azumi shrew.
アズミトガリネズミ
The Azumi shrew (Sorex hosonoi), the species to which the Shirouma shrew belongs. シロウマトガリネズミ is a subspecies restricted to the Shirouma area.

Etymology

Named after the Shirouma (白馬) mountain region where it is found, combined with トガリネズミ (shrew). The exact derivation of the subspecies name is straightforward from its geographic location.