polecat

Etymology
From, , of origin. Perhaps from, , from +. Compare.

Noun

 * 1) A weasel-like animal of the genus.
 * 2) notably, the European polecat,.
 * 3) * 1919,, , Duckworth, hardback edition, page 61
 * By the little garden pergola open to the winds some fluttered peacocks were blotted nervelessly amid the dripping trees, their heads sunk back beneath their wings: while in the pergola itself, like a fallen storm-cloud, lolled a negress, her levelled, polecat eyes semi-veiled by the nebulous alchemy of the rainbow.
 * 1)  A skunk.
 * 2)  A tubular device used to support lights on a set.
 * 1)  A skunk.
 * 2)  A tubular device used to support lights on a set.

Translations

 * Arabic: نِمْس
 * Bashkir: көҙән
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 * Scottish Gaelic: feocallan
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 * Welsh: ffwlbart