ギンギツネ
Appearance
Japanese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]銀 (gin, “silver”) + 狐 (kitsune, “fox”). The kitsune changes to gitsune as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ギンギツネ or ぎんぎつね • (gingitsune)
- silver fox (melanistic form of the red fox, Vulpes vulpes)