white fox

Japanese: white fox(英語表記)whitefox
white fox

…There are two types of foxes: those whose summer fur is brown and whose winter fur is white, and those whose winter fur is dark, ranging from gray to reddish brown or even almost black, though there are a few. The former are sometimes called white foxes, and the latter blue foxes. The latter are more valuable as fur. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "white fox" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…体色には,夏毛が茶色で,冬毛が白色になるものと,少数ではあるが,冬毛が白色にならず灰色から赤褐色,さらにはほとんど黒色の,暗色系のものとの二つのタイプがある。前者をシロギツネ(英名white fox),後者をアオギツネ(英名blue fox)と区別して呼ぶことがある。毛皮としては後者の価値が高い。…

※「white fox」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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