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Polecat

🔄 Synonyms of "Polecat"

6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
fitchnoun	A polecat, such as the European polecat (Mustela putorius), the striped polecat, steppe polecat, or black-footed polecat of America.
foulmartnoun	Alternative form of foumart. [(chiefly Scotland) A European polecat; a member of the Mustelidae family.]
foumartnoun	(chiefly Scotland) A European polecat; a member of the Mustelidae family.
wood pussynoun	A skunk.
mustela putoriusnoun	dark brown mustelid of woodlands of eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened
skunknoun	Any of various small mammals, of most genera of the family Mephitidae, native to North and Central America, having a glossy black with a white coat and two musk glands at the base of the tail for emitting a noxious smell as a defensive measure.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Polecat"

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Word	Definition
fitchnoun	A polecat, such as the European polecat (Mustela putorius), the striped polecat, steppe polecat, or black-footed polecat of America.
foumartnoun	(chiefly Scotland) A European polecat; a member of the Mustelidae family.
skunknoun	Any of various small mammals, of most genera of the family Mephitidae, native to North and Central America, having a glossy black with a white coat and two musk glands at the base of the tail for emitting a noxious smell as a defensive measure.
wood pussynoun	A skunk.
foulmartnoun	Alternative form of foumart. [(chiefly Scotland) A European polecat; a member of the Mustelidae family.]
mustela putoriusnoun	dark brown mustelid of woodlands of eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened
weaselnoun	(informal, derogatory) A devious or sneaky person or animal.
mustelidnoun	Any carnivorous mammal of the diverse weasel family Mustelidae, which also includes badgers, otters, martens, mink and wolverines.
european polecatnoun	Mustela putorius, related to mink and weasels, native to Europe and parts of Asia, and from which certain of the animals called ferrets have been domesticated.
short-tailed weaselnoun	(US) The stoat or ermine (Mustela erminea).
ferretnoun	An often domesticated mammal (Mustela putorius furo) rather like a weasel, descended from the polecat and often trained to hunt burrowing animals.
musteloidnoun	(zoology) Any of many mammals of the superfamily Musteloidea, including the weasels, raccoons, red pandas, and skunks.
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.
otternoun	An aquatic or marine carnivorous mammal in the subfamily Lutrinae.
mustelanoun	Any of the carnivorous mammals of the genus Mustela.
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.
fingerlingnoun	(zoology) A juvenile fish that has developed scales and working fins.
ermineanoun	The stoat (Mustela erminea).
bearcatnoun	A binturong (Arctictis binturong, in the family Viverridae).
siberian weaselnoun	A rust-colored weasel, Mustela sibirica, used for its fur.