Polecat definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary PO'LECAT, n. A quadruped ... some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae [syn: skunk, polecat, wood pussy] 2: dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened [syn: polecat, fitch, foulmart, foumart, Mustela putorius] Merriam Webster's noun (plural polecats or polecat) Etymology: Middle English polcat, probably from Middle French poul, pol ... the carnivore family Mustelidae, found in Eurasia and Africa. The polecat hunts at night, feeding on small mammals, birds, reptiles, frogs ... Species differ in size and color. The European, or common, polecat (Mustela putorius), also called foul marten for its odor, ...
African polecat definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Zorilla Zo*ril"la, n ... kept to destroy rats and mice. Called also mariput, Cape polecat, and African polecat. The name is sometimes erroneously applied to the American skunk ...
Cape polecat definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Zorilla Zo*ril"la, n ... kept to destroy rats and mice. Called also mariput, Cape polecat, and African polecat. The name is sometimes erroneously applied to the American skunk ...
... Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened [syn: polecat, fitch, foulmart, foumart, Mustela putorius] Merriam Webster's or fitchew ... French fichau, from Middle Dutch vitsau Date: 15th century 1. polecat 1 2. the fur or pelt of the polecat Merriam Webster's I. biographical name (William) Clyde 1865-1909 ... Logsdon 1923- American physicist Oxford Reference Dictionary n. 1 a polecat. 2 a the hair of a polecat. b a brush made from this or similar hair. Etymology ... Fitch, n. [Contr. of fitched.] (Zo["o]l.) The European polecat; also, its fur.
Foumart definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary FOU'MART, n. The polecat. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: dark brown mustelid ... Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened [syn: polecat, fitch, foulmart, foumart, Mustela putorius] Oxford Reference Dictionary n. a polecat. Etymology: ME fulmert etc. (as FOUL, mart MARTEN) Webster's ... a., and Marten the quadruped.] (Zo["o]l.) The European polecat; -- called also European ferret, and fitchew. See Polecat. [Written also foulmart, foulimart, and fulimart.] Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms n. Polecat, fitchew, fitchet (Mustela putorius).
... Webster's noun see fitch Oxford Reference Dictionary n. a polecat. Etymology: 14th c. f. OF ficheau, fissel dimin. of MDu ... vies nasty, loathsome, E. fizz.] (Zo["o]l.) The European polecat (Putorius f[oe]tidus). See Polecat. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Foumart Fou"mart`, n. [OE. folmard ... a., and Marten the quadruped.] (Zo["o]l.) The European polecat; -- called also European ferret, and fitchew. See Polecat. [Written also foulmart, foulimart, and fulimart.] Soule's Dictionary of ...
... Webster's 1828 Dictionary FITCH'ET, FITCH'EW, n. A polecat; a foumart. Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1535 polecat 1 Webster's 1913 Dictionary Polecat Pole"cat`, n. [Probably fr. F. poule hen, and originally ... vies nasty, loathsome, E. fizz.] (Zo["o]l.) The European polecat (Putorius f[oe]tidus). See Polecat.
... ferret, Mustela nigripes] 2: domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits v 1: hound or ... animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat b. black-footed ferret 2. an active and persistent searcher ... Reference Dictionary n. & v. --n. 1 a small half-domesticated polecat, Mustela putorius furo, used in catching rabbits, rats, etc. 2 ... red-eyed: ferrets have red eyes. Moby Thesaurus Argus, Cape polecat, ape, bar, bear, cat, cavy, chimp, chimpanzee, coon, eagle, foumart ... groundhog, guinea pig, hawk, hedgehog, lynx, monk, monkey, mousehound, opossum, polecat, porcupine, possum, prairie dog, quill pig, raccoon, skunk, weasel, whistle ...
... Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened [syn: polecat, fitch, foulmart, foumart, Mustela putorius] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Polecat Pole"cat`, n. [Probably fr. F. poule hen, and originally ... a., and Marten the quadruped.] (Zo["o]l.) The European polecat; -- called also European ferret, and fitchew. See Polecat. [Written also foulmart, foulimart, and fulimart.]
Putorius foetidus definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Polecat Pole"cat`, n. [Probably fr. F. poule hen, and originally ... vies nasty, loathsome, E. fizz.] (Zo["o]l.) The European polecat (Putorius f[oe]tidus). See Polecat.
European ferret definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Polecat Pole"cat`, n. [Probably fr. F. poule hen, and originally ... a., and Marten the quadruped.] (Zo["o]l.) The European polecat; -- called also European ferret, and fitchew. See Polecat. [Written also foulmart, foulimart, and fulimart.]
... kept to destroy rats and mice. Called also mariput, Cape polecat, and African polecat. The name is sometimes erroneously applied to the American skunk ...
... legs? vulgar wit on a bad horseman. Moby Thesaurus Cape polecat, Chiroptera, Irish, Lagomorpha, Primates, Rodentia, ape, ass, babe, bad temper ... phony, piddle, pigeon, plagiarist, play, play around, play with, plaything, polecat, poll-parrot, polly, polly-parrot, pony, porcupine, poseur, possum, potter ...