polecat
noun
a European mammal, Mustela putorius, of the weasel family, having a blackish fur and ejecting a fetid fluid when attacked or disturbed.
polecats
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pluralof polecat.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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So far, erythrism has been identified in dozens of species, including reef manta rays, leopards, and European polecats.
From National Geographic ● Feb. 12, 2024
One introductionist I spoke to, Graham Wellstead, has released hundreds of polecats into the English countryside, helping this once-persecuted small carnivore spread across the south and east of the country once again.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 13, 2020
"Some species are doing well, so carnivores, for example, like polecats and pine martens, they seem to be bouncing back," she said.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2018
Director Miller is liked and respected by his peers and, at the age of 70, has delivered a film opera big enough to contain feminist ambitions, chainsaw-wielding polecats and barking mad humor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 2016
"Ha' you any rats, mice, polecats, or weasels, or any old cows sick o' the measles?"
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
