mustela putorius

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polecat
: a skunk
a weasel-like animal of the genus Mustela, notably the European polecat, Mustela putorius
{n} a quadruped of the wesel kind
The name is also applied to other allied species
A polecat is a small, thin, fierce wild animal. Polecats have a very unpleasant smell. Any of several carnivores of the weasel family (Mustelidae), found in Eurasia and Africa. The polecat hunts at night, principally on the ground, feeding on small mammals, birds, reptiles, frogs, fishes, and eggs. Species differ in size and colour. The European, or common, polecat (Mustela putorius), also called foul marten for its odour, weighs 1-3 lb (0.5-1.4 kg) and is 14-21 in. (35-53 cm) long, excluding the 5-8-in. (13-20-cm) bushy tail. Its long, coarse fur is brown above, black below. In the U.S., skunks are often called polecats. See also ferret
dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened
a weasel like animal of the genus Mustela, notably Mustela putorius
a skunk
Its scent glands secrete a substance of an exceedingly disagreeable odor
The zorilla
{i} any of a number of carnivorous mammals belonging to the weasel family; skunk, species of small mammal that sprays a foul-smelling musk when threatened
Called also fitchet, foulmart, and European ferret
American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae
A small European carnivore of the Weasel family (Putorius fœtidus)