オコジョ

noun

stoat; ermine; short-tailed weasel

Refers to the animal Mustela erminea, known for its white winter coat (ermine). In Japanese, オコジョ is the common name.

• 北ほっ海かい道どうでオコジョを見みた。

  I saw a stoat in Hokkaido.

• オコジョは冬ふゆになると白しろい毛けに変かわる。

  The stoat turns white in winter.