Polecat (Noun)

Meaning ¹

American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae.

Classification

Nouns denoting animals.

Synonyms

• Wood Pussy
• Skunk

Hypernyms

• Musteline Mammal
• Musteline

Hyponyms

• Striped Skunk
• Badger Skunk
• Rooter Skunk
• Hog-nosed Skunk
• Spilogale Putorius
• Conepatus Leuconotus
• Hooded Skunk
• Spotted Skunk

Meaning ²

Dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened.

Classification

Nouns denoting animals.

Synonyms

• Foulmart
• Mustela Putorius
• Foumart
• Fitch

Hypernyms

• Musteline
• Mustelid