polecat
Any of several long-bodied mammals of the subfamilies Mustelinae and Ictonychinae,…Any of several long-bodied mammals of the subfamilies Mustelinae and Ictonychinae, both in the weasel family Mustelidae.
» I saw a polecat.
Ich habe einen Iltis gesehen.
Я видел хорька.
Я бачила тхора.
Meaning
5 sensesAny of several long-bodied mammals of the subfamilies Mustelinae and Ictonychinae, both in the weasel family Mustelidae.
Any of several long-bodied mammals of the subfamilies Mustelinae and Ictonychinae, both in the weasel family Mustelidae.
Notably, the European polecat, Mustela putorius.
Iltis
хорёкkhoryok
тхірtxir
(Appalachia, Texas)A skunk.
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- dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened
- American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae
Examples
2 sentencesI saw a polecat.
Я бачила тхора. — deniko
ruЯ видел хорька. — marafon
deIch habe einen Iltis gesehen. — mhr
The European polecat is sometimes called a skunk because it emits a skunk-like odor when threatened or during courtship.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English polcat, pulkat, of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Middle English *poleFrom Middle English polcat, pulkat, of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Middle English *pole, *poule (“hen”), from Old French poule (“hen”) + Middle English cat. Compare English foulmart.
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Forms
plural: polecatsSynonyms
6 synonyms- dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened:fitchfoulmartfoumartMustela putorius
- American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae:skunkwood pussy