Definition of Polecat. Meaning of Polecat. Synonyms of Polecat

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Definition of Polecat

Polecat
Polecat 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.

Meaning of Polecat from wikipedia

- Polecat is a common name for several mustelid species in the order Carnivora and subfamilies Ictonychinae and Mustelinae. Polecats do not form a single...
- The European polecat (Mustela ****rius), also known as the common polecat, black polecat and forest polecat, is a mustelid species native to western Eurasia...
- The striped polecat (Ictonyx striatus), also called the African polecat, zoril, zorille, zorilla, Cape polecat, and African skunk, is a member of the family...
- The steppe polecat (Mustela eversmanii), also known as the white or masked polecat, is a species of mustelid native to Central and Eastern Europe and...
- The marbled polecat (Vormela peregusna) is a small mammal belonging to the genus Vormela within the mustelid subfamily Ictonychinae. Vormela is from the...
- The Polecats are an English rockabilly band formed at the end of the 1970s. The band formed in 1977 in north London. The original line-up was Tim Worman...
- The Lockheed Martin Polecat (company designation P-175) was an unmanned aerial vehicle by Lockheed Martin. It was developed by the company's Advanced...
- southern United States. Polecat may also refer to: Polecat, Tennessee, an unincorporated community Polecat Cr**** (disambiguation) Polecat (band), an American...
- The Black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes), also known as the American polecat or prairie dog hunter, is a species of mustelid native to central North...
- closely related to the American mink, being much closer to the European polecat and Siberian weasel (kolonok). The European mink occurs primarily by forest...