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Ermine

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Word	Definition
shorttail weaselnoun	mustelid of northern hemisphere in its white winter coat
mustela ermineanoun	mustelid of northern hemisphere in its white winter coat

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Word	Definition
mustela ermineanoun	mustelid of northern hemisphere in its white winter coat
shorttail weaselnoun	mustelid of northern hemisphere in its white winter coat
fessenoun	Alternative spelling of fess (“horizontal band in heraldry”). [(heraldry) A horizontal band across the middle of the shield.]
fessnoun	(heraldry) A horizontal band across the middle of the shield.
hermine	a feminine form of Herman, consisting of the elements harja- "army" and mann- "man".
tippetsnoun	A shoulder covering, typically the fur of a fox, with long ends that dangle in front.
erminnoun	Obsolete form of ermine. [A weasel found in northern latitudes (Mustela erminea in Eurasia, Alaska, and the Arctic, Mustela haidarum in Haida Gwaii, Mustela richardsonii in the rest of North America); its dark brown fur turns white in winter, apart from the black tip of the tail.]
stoatnoun	Mustela erminea, the ermine or short-tailed weasel, a mustelid native to Eurasia and North America, distinguished from the least weasel by its larger size and longer tail with a prominent black tip.
short-tailed weaselnoun	(US) The stoat or ermine (Mustela erminea).
ermineanoun	The stoat (Mustela erminea).
siberian weaselnoun	A rust-colored weasel, Mustela sibirica, used for its fur.
weaselnoun	(informal, derogatory) A devious or sneaky person or animal.
erminettenoun	Any of various breeds of poultry having black and white feathers.
least weaselnoun	The common weasel, little weasel, or simply weasel (Mustela nivalis), the smallest member of the weasel genus Mustela, native to Eurasia, North America, and North Africa.
minknoun	(plural mink or minks) Any semi-aquatic, carnivorous mammal in the Mustelinae subfamily, similar to weasels, with dark fur, native to Europe and America, of which two species in different genera are extant: the American mink (Neogale vison) and the European mink (Mustela lutreola).
mustelidnoun	Any carnivorous mammal of the diverse weasel family Mustelidae, which also includes badgers, otters, martens, mink and wolverines.
stotenoun	Obsolete form of stoat. [Mustela erminea, the ermine or short-tailed weasel, a mustelid native to Eurasia and North America, distinguished from the least weasel by its larger size and longer tail with a prominent black tip.]
european minknoun	a species of mink, Mustela lutreola, found mostly in Europe, similar in appearance to the American mink.
sablenoun	(countable) A small carnivorous mammal of the Old World that resembles a weasel, Martes zibellina, from cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur.
ferret-badgernoun	(zoology) Any of several small mustelid omnivores of the genus Melogale, of southern and eastern Asia, having a bushy tail and distinctive white or yellow markings on a black face.