- polecat-ferret
- poleˈcat-ferret nounThe hybrid offspring of the ferret and polecat• • •Main Entry: ↑polecat
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Ferret — This article is about the mammal. For other uses, see Ferret (disambiguation). Ferret … Wikipedia
ferret — ferret1 [fer′ət] n. [< It fioretti, floss silk, orig. pl. of fioretto, dim. of fiore, a flower < L flos, FLOWER] a narrow ribbon of cotton, wool, silk, etc.: also ferreting ferret2 [fer′ət] n. [ME feret < OFr furet < LL furetus, dim.… … English World dictionary
polecat — [pōl′kat΄] n. pl. polecats or polecat [ME polcat, prob. < OFr poule (see POULTRY) + CAT1] 1. any of several small, Old World weasels, usually having anal glands that eject foul smelling fluid when the animal is in danger, esp. one (Mustela… … English World dictionary
ferret — ► NOUN 1) a domesticated albino or brown polecat, used for catching rabbits. 2) informal a search. ► VERB (ferreted, ferreting) 1) hunt with ferrets. 2) search for something in a place or container. 3) … English terms dictionary
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ferret-badger — Melogale Mounted Burmese ferret badger at the Natural History Museum of Genoa Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
ferret — ferret1 ferreter, n. ferrety, adj. /fer it/, n. 1. a domesticated, usually red eyed, and albinic variety of the polecat, used in Europe for driving rabbits and rats from their burrows. 2. See black footed ferret. v.t. 3. to drive … Universalium
polecat — /pohl kat /, n., pl. polecats, (esp. collectively) polecat. 1. a European mammal, Mustela putorius, of the weasel family, having a blackish fur and ejecting a fetid fluid when attacked or disturbed. Cf. ferret1 (def. 1). 2. any of various North… … Universalium
ferret-polecat — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : an unusually vicious ferret valuable as a rodent destroyer, closely resembling the wild European polecat, and said to result from interbreeding the domestic ferret with the wild polecat … Useful english dictionary
ferret — I fer•ret [[t]ˈfɛr ɪt[/t]] n. 1) mam a domesticated variety of the polecat, used esp. in Europe for driving small mammals from their burrows 2) mam Also called black footed ferret a North American prairie weasel, Mustela nigripes with a black… … From formal English to slang
