European polecat

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European polecat

  • /(ˌ)jʊə.ɹəˈpiː.ən ˈpəʊlkæt/ UK
  • /ˌjʊɹ.əˈpi.ən ˈpoʊlˌkæt/ US

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noun European polecats

  1. 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.

    Similar: black polecat, forest polecat, fitch, foumart, ferret

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noun Mustela putorius

Españolturón
日本語ケナガイタチ kenagaitachi, ヨーロッパケナガイタチ Yōroppa kenagaitachi
中文艾虎 àihǔ
Portuguêstoirão
Françaisputois
DeutschIltis, Europäischer Iltis
Italianopuzzola
Ελληνικάβρωμοκούναβο vromokoúnavo
Românădihor
Русскийхорёк xorjók, хорь xorʹ, хорь чёрный xorʹ čórnyj, хорь лесно́й xorʹ lesnój
Tiếng Việttriết
العربيةاِبْن عُرْس مُنْتِن أُورُوبِيّ ibn ʕurs muntin ʔūrūbiyy, فَأْر الْخَيْل الْأُورُوبِيّ faʔr al-ḵayl al-ʔūrūbiyy

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@misc{european_polecat_2026,
  title = {European polecat},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/european%20polecat},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}