Noun
polecat -
dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened
fitch ,
foulmart ,
foumart ,
Mustela putorius
mustelid ,
musteline ,
musteline mammal fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals
genus mustela ,
mustela type genus of the family Mustelidae: minks and weasels
polecat -
American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae
skunk ,
wood pussy
mustelid ,
musteline ,
musteline mammal fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals
mephitis mephitis ,
striped skunk most common and widespread North American skunk
hooded skunk ,
mephitis macroura of Mexico and southernmost parts of southwestern United States
badger skunk ,
conepatus leuconotus ,
hog-nosed skunk ,
hognosed skunk ,
rooter skunk large naked-muzzled skunk with white back and tail; of southwestern North America and Mexico
