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Polecat

Polecat Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Polecat? [n] American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae [n] dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened Synonyms \| Synonyms for Polecat: fitch \| foulmart \| foumart \| Mustela putorius \| skunk \| wood pussy Related Terms \| Find terms related to Polecat: animal \| ape \| bar \| bear \| beast \| Cape polecat \| cavy \| chimp \| chimpanzee \| coon \| cur \| dog \| ferret \| foumart \| glutton \| groundhog \| guinea pig \| hedgehog \| hound \| hyena \| insect \| mongrel \| monk \| monkey \| mousehound \| opossum \| pig \| porcupine \| possum \| prairie dog \| quill pig \| raccoon \| reptile \| rotten egg \| serpent \| skunk \| snake \| stink ball \| stink bomb \| stinkard \| stinker \| stinkpot \| swine \| varmint \| vermin \| viper \| weasel \| whelp \| whistle-pig \| wolverine \| woodchuck \| worm \| zoril See Also \| badger skunk \| Conepatus leuconotus \| ferret \| genus Mustela \| hognosed skunk \| hog-nosed skunk \| hooded skunk \| little spotted skunk \| Mephitis macroura \| Mephitis mephitis \| Mustela \| mustelid \| musteline \| musteline mammal \| rooter skunk \| Spilogale putorius \| spotted skunk \| striped skunk Polecat In Webster's Dictionary \Pole"cat`\, n. [Probably fr. F. poule hen, and originally, a poultry cat, because it feeds on poultry. See {Poultry}.] (Zo["o]l.) (a) A small European carnivore of the Weasel family ({Putorius f[oe]tidus}). Its scent glands secrete a substance of an exceedingly disagreeable odor. Called also {fitchet}, {foulmart}, and {European ferret}. (b) The zorilla. The name is also applied to other allied species.

Polecat Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Polecat?

[n] American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae
[n] dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened

Polecat In Webster's Dictionary

\Pole"cat`\, n. [Probably fr. F. poule hen, and
originally, a poultry cat, because it feeds on poultry. See
{Poultry}.] (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A small European carnivore of the Weasel family
    ({Putorius f[oe]tidus}). Its scent glands secrete a
    substance of an exceedingly disagreeable odor. Called
    also {fitchet}, {foulmart}, and {European ferret}.
(b) The zorilla. The name is also applied to other allied
    species.

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