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POLECAT
polecat, fitch, foulmart, foumart, Mustela putorius
(noun) dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened
skunk, polecat, wood pussy
(noun) American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
polecat (plural polecats)
A weasel-like animal of the genus Mustela.
notably, the European polecat, Mustela putorius.
Synonyms: fitch, foumart
(US, dialect) A skunk.
(television) A tubular device used to support lights on a set.
Anagrams
• colpate, pot lace
Source: Wiktionary
Pole"cat`, n. Etym: [Probably fr. F. poule hen, and originally, a poultry cat, because it feeds on poultry. See Poultry.] (Zoöl.) (a) A small European carnivore of the Weasel family (Putorius foetidus). 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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