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Definition of Polecats
1. polecat [n] - See also: polecat
Lexicographical Neighbors of Polecats
Literary usage of Polecats
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Fur Traders and Fur Bearing Animals by Marcus Petersen (1914)
"... are included the Common Weasel, the Tayra, the Orison, and the Stoat or Ermine.
The polecats, Ferrets and Skunks constitute the third or Polecat Group. ..."
2. Mammalia: Their Various Orders and Habits Popularly Illustrated by Typical by Louis Figuier, Guillaume Louis Figuier (1870)
"Of course, the rogue went away at once, assuming an innocent air, whilst the Dog
was sent back Fig. 129.—polecats ..."
3. Proceedings by Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh (1893)
"Of quadrupeds, there are foxes, badgers, otters, polecats, hares, ... "The wild
quadrupeds are foxes, hares, wild cats, polecats, weasels, ..."