American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae
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polecat::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | skunk, wood pussy |
| Type of | musteline mammal, musteline, mustelid |
| Has types | hognosed skunk, hooded skunk, little spotted skunk, mephitis macroura, mephitis mephitis, badger skunk, conepatus leuconotus, hog-nosed skunk, rooter skunk, spilogale putorius, spotted skunk, striped skunk |
polecat::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | fitch, foulmart, foumart, mustela putorius |
| Type of | musteline mammal, mustelid, musteline |
| Has types | ferret |
Examples of polecat
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The species is polygamous, with each male polecat mating with several females.
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Water voles are declining, but brown hare and polecat populations are rising.
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It is probably absent in the southern Urals, where the steppe polecat occurs.
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The European polecat feeds on small rodents, birds, amphibians and reptiles.
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In winter, the polecat may use farm buildings or haystacks as daytime resting sites.
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A correspondent believed he saw a polecat and asked me if this was correct.
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The European polecat may suffer from distemper, influenza, common cold and pneumonia.
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He would wheel around to the downtown shops, smelling rank as a polecat.
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Each polecat uses several den sites distributed throughout its territory.
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- Skunk: American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae
- Dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened
- Polecat was an early band of singer-guitarist Ted Stevens of Omaha, Nebraska. He later went on to form Lullaby For The Working Class who recorded for Bar/None Records and Saddle Creek Records. He is currently a guitarist in Saddle Creek's Cursive and Mayday. ...
- (The Polecats) The Polecats are a new wave and rockabilly band formed at the end of the 1970s.
- A weasel-like animal of the genus Mustela, notably the European polecat, Mustela putorius; : a skunk
- Native to Europe and a member of the Mustelidae family polecats are believed by many to be the wild ancestor to the ferret.
- To dream of a pole-cat, signifies salacious scandals. To inhale the odor of a pole-cat on your clothes, or otherwise smell one, you will find that your conduct will be considered rude, and your affairs will prove unsatisfactory. To kill one, denotes that you will overcome formidable obstacles.
- A variety of weasel with a long brown body, short legs, a white face, and a bushy tail.
- Referring to a BarberPole Cat song, a collection of common songs for any/every Joe Barbershopper.
