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Polecat

Polecat Definition And Meaning |
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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.
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