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stoat

N สัตว์ คล้าย หนู  sad-klai-nu

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

STOAT

n.An animal of the weasel king; the ermine. This animal is called stoat when of a reddish color, and ermine when white, as in winter.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

STOAT

Stoat, n. Etym: [OE. stot a stoat, horse, bullock; perhaps originally only of male animals, and akin to D. stooten to push, E. stutter; cf. Icel. st a bull, Sw. stut a bullock. Cf. Stot. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: The ermine in its summer pelage, when it is reddish brown, but with a black tip to the tail. The name is sometimes applied also to other brown weasels.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

stoat

stoat |stōt stoʊt | noun a small carnivorous mammal of the weasel family that has chestnut fur with white underparts and a black-tipped tail. It is native to both Eurasia and North America and in northern areas the coat turns white in winter. Also called short-tailed weasel. Compare with ermine, weasel. [Mustela erminea, family Mustelidae. ] ORIGIN late Middle English: of unknown origin.

 

Oxford Dictionary

stoat

stoat |stəʊt | noun a small carnivorous mammal of the weasel family which has chestnut fur with white underparts and a black-tipped tail. It is native to both Eurasia and North America and in northern areas the coat turns white in winter. Compare with ermine, weasel. Mustela erminea, family Mustelidae. North American name: short-tailed weasel. ORIGIN late Middle English: of unknown origin.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

stoat

stoat /stoʊt /名詞 C 〘動 〙(特に褐色の夏毛の )イタチ, テン (ermine ).