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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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