Reference meaning
polecat
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American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae
Related source terms
skunkwood pussy
Other meanings
2. noun
dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened
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