Polecat Synonyms

pōlkăt
Dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. fitch
  2. foulmart
  3. foumart
  4. mustela-putorius
American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. skunk

Words Related to Polecat

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. putorius
  2. mustelids
  3. mustela
  4. mink

Polecat Sentence Examples

  • The polecat and hedgehog also occur.

  • I don't know - one with a tail and four feet - a cat, but not a tom cat or a polecat.

  • I would hope not a polecat.

  • The wild cat may yet be found in the Highlands, and the polecat, ermine and pine marten still exist, the golden eagle and the white-tailed eagle haunt the wilder and more remote mountainous districts, while the other large birds of prey, like the osprey and kite, are becoming scarce.

  • Although mainly carnivorous, the polecat has a varied diet consisting of voles, mice, rabbits and rats.

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