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Shibe
The Shibe is a creature most often found in the great ocean. It is, like many other creatures from that vast body of water, an omnivore, and it eats anything from algae to jellyfish.
However, the Shibe is most famous for its curious appetite: it is a dog. Or more specifically, it's a cat. It isn't quite either of these things of course; both are too specific to be applicable.
What is this animal? A dog-cat. The Shibe represents a new ontological category, which I will call 'shibeness'. This term, like the creature it describes, has no precise definition.
The Shibe is a dog, or maybe it's a cat. It looks like both these animals. These are the facts of its nature and existence.
Perhaps the Shibe is an animal that has gone extinct. It was a very rare creature, and only lived in one small region of the world.
But that is not true. The Shibe also lives in many regions of the world, and maybe even on other planets.