Definitions for: Polecat


[n] American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae
[n] dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened



Webster (1913) Definition: 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 an exceedingly disagreeable odor. Called
also fitchet, foulmart, and European ferret.
(b) The zorilla. The name is also applied to other allied
species.

Synonyms: fitch, foulmart, foumart, Mustela putorius, skunk, wood pussy

See Also: badger skunk, Conepatus leuconotus, ferret, genus Mustela, hognosed skunk, hog-nosed skunk, hooded skunk, little spotted skunk, Mephitis macroura, Mephitis mephitis, Mustela, mustelid, musteline, musteline mammal, rooter skunk, Spilogale putorius, spotted skunk, striped skunk

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