European polecat

English

A European polecat

Noun

European polecat (plural European polecats)

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.

Synonyms

(Mustela putorius): black polecat, forest polecat, fitch, foumart; ferret

Hypernyms

(Mustela putorius): mustelid, polecat

Translations

See also: Wikipedia:European polecat#Local and indigenous names

Mustela putorius

Bulgarian: европейски пор m (evropejski por)
Dutch: bunzing (nl) m

Finnish: hilleri (fi), lahokas (fi)
Georgian: ქრცვინი (krcvini), ევროპული ქრცვინი (evroṗuli krcvini)

Further reading

European polecat on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Mustela putorius on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Mustela putorius on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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