STOAT

stoat

(noun) the ermine in its brown summer coat with black-tipped tail

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

stoat (plural stoats)

Mustela erminea, the ermine or short-tailed weasel, a mustelid native to Eurasia and North America, distinguished from the least weasel by its larger size and longer tail with a prominent black tip.

Synonyms: ermine (especially when in white winter coat), short-tailed weasel (US)

Anagrams

• TOAST, stato-, tasto, toast, toats, totas

Source: Wiktionary

Stoat, n. Etym: [OE. stot a stoat, horse, bullock; perhaps originally only of male animals, and akin to D. stooten to push, E. stutter; cf. Icel. st a bull, Sw. stut a bullock. Cf. Stot.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: The ermine in its summer pelage, when it is reddish brown, but with a black tip to the tail. The name is sometimes applied also to other brown weasels.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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