Lexic.us

Definition of Polecat

1. Noun. American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae.

2. Noun. Dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened.

Definition of Polecat

1. n. A small European carnivore of the Weasel family (Putorius fœtidus). Its scent glands secrete a substance of an exceedingly disagreeable odor. Called also fitchet, foulmart, and European ferret.

Definition of Polecat

1. a carnivorous mammal [n -S]

Medical Definition of Polecat

1. A small European carnivore of the Weasel family (Putorius foetidus). Its scent glands secrete a substance of an exceedingly disagreeable odour. Called also fitchet, foulmart, and European ferret. The zorilla. The name is also applied to other allied species. Origin: Probably fr. F. Poule hen, and originally, a poultry cat, because it feeds on poultry. See Poultry. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Polecat

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