| 单词 | polecat-ferret |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspolecat-ferret polecat-ferret n. a domestic ferret having the darker brown colouring of the wild European polecat. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Mustelidae (weasel, marten, otter, or badger) > [noun] > genus Mustela (weasel) > mustela furo (ferret) ferreta1398 viverra1706 polecat-ferret1768 1768 R. Smith Universal Directory Rats 77 Of these animals there are two kinds or species, the white Ferret, and the polecat Ferret. so called from its great resemblance to the polecat. 1893 J. Watson Confessions Poacher 123 In the north we have two varieties of ferret,—one a brown colour, the polecat-ferret; the other the common white. 1997 Shetland Times 21 Nov. 25/1 They also come in a variety of coloured marking with brown and black belly, leg, tail and so on, and in this colouration are known as polecat-ferrets. < as lemmas |
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