Polecat — synonyms, definition

1. polecat (Noun) N. Amer

Mustela putorius fitch fitchew foulmart foumart skunk wood pussy

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

polecat (Noun) — Dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odour when threatened.

mustelid musteline musteline mammal Conepatus leuconotus Mephitis macroura Mephitis mephitis Spilogale putorius badger skunk ferret hog-nosed skunk hognosed skunk hooded skunk little spotted skunk rooter skunk spotted skunk striped skunk Mustela genus Mustela