Definition of Polecet
Pole"cat` (?), n. [Probably fr. F.
poule hen, and originally, a poultry cat, because it feeds on
poultry. See Poultry.] (Zoöl.) (a)
A small European carnivore of the Weasel family (Putorius
fœtidus). Its scent glands secrete a substance of an
exceedingly disagreeable odor. Called also fitchet,
foulmart, and European ferret. (b)
The zorilla. The name is also applied to other allied
species.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- a weasel like animal of the genus Mustela, notably Mustela putorius.
- (US regional): a skunk
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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