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stoat
n.
ermine, variety of weasel
Stoat
The
stoat (
Mustela erminea), also known as the
short-tailed weasel, is a species of
Mustelidae native to
Eurasia and
North America, distinguished from the
least weasel by its larger size and longer tail with a prominent black tip. The name
ermine is often, but not always, used for the animal in its pure white winter coat, or the fur thereof. In the late 19th century, stoats were introduced into New Zealand to control rabbits. The stoats have had a devastating effect on native bird populations (see
stoats in New Zealand).
stoat
Noun
1. the ermine in its brown summer coat with black-tipped tail
(hypernym) ermine, shorttail weasel, Mustela erminea
stoat
Rzecz.
gronostaj
Stoat
(n.)
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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