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Definition of Mustela putorius
1. Noun. Dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened.
Generic synonyms: Mustelid, Musteline, Musteline Mammal
Group relationships: Genus Mustela, Mustela
Specialized synonyms: Ferret
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mustela Putorius
Literary usage of Mustela putorius
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Catalogue of Carnivorous, Pachydermatous, and Edentate Mammalia in the by John Edward Gray (1869)
"BM Fur harsh, rigid, brown; skull scarcely contracted behind the orbits; orbits
small; feet and tail black; mouth and ears whitish. Mustela putorius, Linn. ..."
2. Sketches in Natural History: History of the Mammalia by Charles Knight (1849)
"The Polecat (Mustela putorius); the Stoat (Mustela erminea) ; the Beech- Marten
... THE POLECAT (Mustela putorius. Putorius communis, Cuv.). ..."
3. Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Charles Knight (1843)
"Example, Mustela putorius. The Polecat, Weasel, &c. Martes, Cuv. ... contain the
following genera :— Martes ; Mustela ; Putorius ; Gymnopus ; Vison, ..."
4. Narrative of the Arctic Land Expedition to the Mouth of the Great Fish River by George Back (1836)
"Mustela (Putorius) erminea. ... Few of the ermine-skins of commerce come from
Hudson's Bay. THE MINK. Mustela (Putorius) vison. ..."
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