isatisn.
/ˈʌɪsətɪs/ Zoology.
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.
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1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth III. 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.
1854 Hand-bk. Nat. Philos. III. Phys. Geog. 55/1 The lagopus or isatis (arctic fox) is found at Spitzbergen.
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