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FOUMART
polecat, fitch, foulmart, foumart, Mustela putorius
(noun) dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
foumart (plural foumarts)
A European polecat; a member of the Mustelidae family.
Anagrams
• farm out
Source: Wiktionary
Fou"mart`, n. Etym: [OE. folmard, fulmard; AS. f foul + mear, meard, marten: cf. F. marte, martre. See Foul, a., and Marten the quadruped.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The European polecat; -- called also European ferret, and fitchew. See Polecat. [Written also foulmart, foulimart, and fulimart.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNAMBIGUOUS
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