Polecat
1Polecat — may refer to: * One of several species of weasel: ** Marbled Polecat ** Steppe Polecat ** Striped Polecat ** European Polecat * Skunks, or other members of the Mephitidae family * Civets, mostly nocturnal mammals found in Africa, Asia, and the… …
2polecat — [pōl′kat΄] n. pl. polecats or polecat [ME polcat, prob. < OFr poule (see POULTRY) + CAT1] 1. any of several small, Old World weasels, usually having anal glands that eject foul smelling fluid when the animal is in danger, esp. one (Mustela… …
3Polecat — Pole cat , n. [Probably fr. F. poule hen, and originally, a poultry cat, because it feeds on poultry. See {Poultry}.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A small European carnivore of the Weasel family ({Putorius f[oe]tidus}). Its scent glands secrete a substance of… …
4polecat — (n.) early 14c., first element is probably Anglo Fr. pol, from O.Fr. poule fowl, hen, so called because it preys on poultry. The other alternative is that the first element is from O.Fr. pulent stinking, for obvious reasons. Originally the… …
5polecat — ► NOUN 1) a weasel like mammal with dark brown fur and an unpleasant smell. 2) N. Amer. a skunk. ORIGIN perhaps from Old French pole chicken + CAT(Cf. ↑catlike) …
6polecat — /pohl kat /, n., pl. polecats, (esp. collectively) polecat. 1. a European mammal, Mustela putorius, of the weasel family, having a blackish fur and ejecting a fetid fluid when attacked or disturbed. Cf. ferret1 (def. 1). 2. any of various North… …
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8polecat — n. a mean and deceitful person, usually male. (Folksy. Polecat is another U.S. word for skunk. See also skunk; stinker.) □ You dirty polecat! □ Tell that polecat I want to talk to him …
9polecat — UK [ˈpəʊlˌkæt] / US [ˈpoʊlˌkæt] noun [countable] Word forms polecat : singular polecat plural polecats a small European or Asian wild animal that produces an unpleasant smell …
10polecat — tamsusis šeškas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Mustela putorius angl. European polecat; fitchew; polecat vok. europäischer Iltis; europäischer Waldiltis; Iltis; Stinkmarder; Waldiltis rus. лесной… …
