| 释义 |
isatis Zool.|ˈaɪsətɪs|
[Said to be from the native name in a northern language.]
The white or Arctic fox, Canis lagopus.
Named by J. G. Gmelin, 1760, Canis isatis; his specific name, though abandoned for lagopus, has been sometimes used as the English name.
1774Goldsm. Nat. Hist. III. viii. 339 As the jackall is a sort of intermediate species between the dog and the wolf, so the isatis may be considered as placed between the dog and the fox. 1854Hand-bk. Nat. Philos. III. Phys. Geog. 55/1 The lagopus or isatis (arctic fox) is found at Spitzbergen. |