English-Thai Dictionary

polecat

N สัตว์ คล้าย แมว เลี้ยงลูก ด้วย นม จำพวก  Mustaia puturius sad-klai-mao-liang-luk-duai-nom

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

POLECAT

n.A quadruped of the genus Mustela; the fitchew or fitchet.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

POLECAT

Pole "cat `, n. Etym: [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 foetidus ). 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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

polecat

pole cat |ˈpōlˌkat ˈpoʊlˌkæt | ▶noun a weasel-like Eurasian mammal (genus Mustela, family Mustelidae ) with mainly dark brown fur and a darker mask across the eyes, noted for ejecting a fetid fluid when threatened. • another term for skunk. ORIGIN Middle English: perhaps from Old French pole ‘chicken ’ + cat 1 .

 

polecat-ferret

polecat-ferret ▶noun a domestic ferret of a variety that has the darker colouring of the wild polecat.

 

Oxford Dictionary

polecat

pole |cat |ˈpəʊlkat | ▶noun a weasel-like Eurasian mammal with mainly dark brown fur and a darker mask across the eyes, noted for its fetid smell. ●Genus Mustela, family Mustelidae: three species, in particular the European polecat (M. putorius ), which is the probable ancestor of the domestic ferret. • North American term for skunk. ORIGIN Middle English: perhaps from Old French pole ‘chicken ’ + cat 1 .

 

polecat-ferret

polecat-ferret ▶noun a domestic ferret of a variety that has the darker colouring of the wild polecat.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

polecat

p ó le c à t 名詞 C 1 〘動 〙ケナガイタチ 〘ヨーロッパ産; 悪臭を持つ 〙.2 ｟米 くだけて ｠＝skunk .