polecat
UKpɔlikeit
US'pəul'kæt
معنی فارسی
يکجور موش خرمايا راسوي اروپايي که بوي بدي از
ان بيرون مي ايد
معنی کامل و مثالها
/pōl´kat´/n., pl.
● (جانور شناسی) راسوی بدبو (Mustela putorius)
● رجوع شود به: skunk
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From Middle English 'polcat', equivalent to 'poll' (head) + 'cat'. The name is said to have been given from its having a white spot on the forehead.
مثال
- The polecat is a member of the weasel family.
- The polecat has a distinctive musky odor.
- Polecats are known for their ability to spray a foul-smelling liquid.
ترکیبهای رایج
European polecat domestic polecat polecat ferret polecat smell
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae
- dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened
مترادفها
noun
1. [Of Europe.] Fitchew, fitch, fitchet, weasel, foumart, foulmart (Mustela putorius).
2. [Of North America.] Mink, minx (Mustela vison).