カワウソ

noun

otter; Eurasian otter

General term for otter, especially the Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra).

• カワウソは川かわで魚さかなを捕とるのが上手じょうずだ。

  Otters are good at catching fish in rivers.

noun

Japanese river otter

Specifically the Japanese river otter (Lutra lutra whiteleyi), a subspecies once found in Japan, now considered extinct.

• ニホンカワウソは絶ぜつ滅めつしたと考かんがえられている。

  The Japanese river otter is thought to be extinct.