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Definition of Polecats

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 Polecats from wikipedia

- similarities to European polecats, such as having a dark mask-like marking across the face. In the United States, the term polecat is sometimes applied to...
- comes from perehuznya (перегузня), which is Ukrainian for "polecat".[1] Marbled polecats are generally found in the drier areas and gr****lands of southeastern...
- three polecats attacked a baby in Hesse. During winter, some European polecats raid beehives and feed on honey. Although the European polecat can coexist...
- suggested band name, the Polecats. Hawkes was later replaced by Neil Rooney, who was subsequently replaced by John Buck. The Polecats pla**** rockabilly with...
- country/bluegr****/rock band The Polecats, a 1980s British neo-rockabilly band "Polecats", a basic repertoire of 12 typical barbershop songs The Polecats, a fictional gang...
- form, thus indicating polecats evolved at a relatively late period. The steppe polecat's closest relatives are the European polecat and black-footed ferret...
- period for a striped polecat is about 4 w****s. During this time, the mother prepares a nest for her offspring. The newborn polecats are completely vulnerable;...
- actually a polecat–ferret hybrid from the Isle of Mull, which has a large polecat–ferret po****tion. In 1987, polecats who resemble Welsh polecats were mostly...
- inters****d among the fur. It is currently impossible to distinguish pure polecats from hybrids through DNA analysis, as the two forms are too closely related...
- (15 in) in length). The majority of polecat–mink hybrids have skulls bearing greater similarities to those of polecats than to minks. Hybrids can swim well...