polecat

[ pohl-kat ]

/ ˈpoʊlˌkæt /

noun, plural pole·cats, (especially collectively) pole·cat.

a European mammal, Mustela putorius, of the weasel family, having a blackish fur and ejecting a fetid fluid when attacked or disturbed.Compare ferret¹ (def. 1).

any of various North American skunks.

Origin of polecat

1275–1325; Middle English polcat, perhaps equivalent to Middle French pol, poul “chicken” (<Latin pullus ) + cat

Words nearby polecat

polder, pole, poleax, poleaxe, pole bean, polecat, pole compass, Pol. Econ., pole dancing, pole hammer, pole horse

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Example sentences from the Web for polecat

Like others of its tribe, the polecat kills more prey than it needs.
Poachers and Poaching|John Watson
I'd led the ponies out of the punt, and was instructing Brown, when the polecat let drive at me from across the river.
A Man in the Open|Roger Pocock
In general appearance the Zorillo resembles a polecat, but it is rather larger, and much thicker in proportion.
A Naturalist's Voyage Round the World|Charles Darwin
Suppose now our new recruit had run across a rattlesnake instead of a polecat!
Endurance Test|Alan Douglas

In regard to the tapeworms, Tnia tenuicollis infests the polecat and the common weasel, and T. intermedia the pine-marten.
Parasites|T. Spencer Cobbold

British Dictionary definitions for polecat

polecat

/ (ˈpəʊlˌkæt) /

noun plural -cats or -cat

Also called (formerly): foumart a dark brown musteline mammal, Mustela putorius, of woodlands of Europe, Asia, and N Africa, that is closely related to but larger than the weasel and gives off an unpleasant smellSee also sweet marten

any of various related animals, such as the marbled polecat, Vormela peregusna

US a nontechnical name for skunk (def. 1)

Word Origin for polecat

C14 polcat, perhaps from Old French pol cock, from Latin pullus, + cat 1; from its habit of preying on poultry

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单词	polecat
释义	polecat [ pohl-kat ] / ˈpoʊlˌkæt / noun, plural pole·cats, (especially collectively) pole·cat. a European mammal, Mustela putorius, of the weasel family, having a blackish fur and ejecting a fetid fluid when attacked or disturbed.Compare ferret¹ (def. 1). any of various North American skunks. Origin of polecat 1275–1325; Middle English polcat, perhaps equivalent to Middle French pol, poul “chicken” (<Latin pullus ) + cat Words nearby polecat polder, pole, poleax, poleaxe, pole bean, polecat, pole compass, Pol. Econ., pole dancing, pole hammer, pole horse Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for polecat Like others of its tribe, the polecat kills more prey than it needs. Poachers and Poaching\|John Watson I'd led the ponies out of the punt, and was instructing Brown, when the polecat let drive at me from across the river. A Man in the Open\|Roger Pocock In general appearance the Zorillo resembles a polecat, but it is rather larger, and much thicker in proportion. A Naturalist's Voyage Round the World\|Charles Darwin Suppose now our new recruit had run across a rattlesnake instead of a polecat! Endurance Test\|Alan Douglas In regard to the tapeworms, Tnia tenuicollis infests the polecat and the common weasel, and T. intermedia the pine-marten. Parasites\|T. Spencer Cobbold British Dictionary definitions for polecat polecat / (ˈpəʊlˌkæt) / noun plural -cats or -cat Also called (formerly): foumart a dark brown musteline mammal, Mustela putorius, of woodlands of Europe, Asia, and N Africa, that is closely related to but larger than the weasel and gives off an unpleasant smellSee also sweet marten any of various related animals, such as the marbled polecat, Vormela peregusna US a nontechnical name for skunk (def. 1) Word Origin for polecat C14 polcat, perhaps from Old French pol cock, from Latin pullus, + cat 1; from its habit of preying on poultry Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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