Meanings
nounEuropean polecat (plural European polecats)
plural European polecats
- Mustela putorius, related to mink and weasels, native to Europe and parts of Asia, and from which certain of the animals called ferrets have been domesticated.
Synonyms: black polecat, forest polecat, fitch, foumart, ferret
Synonyms & antonyms
nounMustela putorius, related to mink and weasels, native to Europe and parts of Asia, and from which certain of the animals called ferrets have been domesticated.
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Translations
Arabic اِبْن عُرْس مُنْتِن أُورُوبِيّ, فَأْر الْخَيْل الْأُورُوبِيّ
- اِبْن عُرْس مُنْتِن أُورُوبِيّ (ibn ʕurs muntin ʔūrūbiyy)Mustela putorius
- فَأْر الْخَيْل الْأُورُوبِيّ (faʔr al-ḵayl al-ʔūrūbiyy)Mustela putorius
Basque ipurtats
- ipurtatsMustela putorius
Bulgarian пор, европейски пор
- пор (por)Mustela putorius
- европейски пор (evropejski por)Mustela putorius
Catalan turó
- turóMustela putorius
Chinese Mandarin 艾虎
- 艾虎 (àihǔ)Mustela putorius
Czech tchoř
- tchořMustela putorius
Danish ilder
- ilderMustela putorius
Dutch bunzing
- bunzingMustela putorius
Esperanto putoro
- putoroMustela putorius
Estonian tuhkur
- tuhkurMustela putorius
Finnish hilleri, lahokas
- hilleriMustela putorius
- lahokasMustela putorius
French putois
- putoisMustela putorius
German Iltis, Europäischer Iltis
- IltisMustela putorius
- Europäischer IltisMustela putorius
Greek βρωμοκούναβο
- βρωμοκούναβο (vromokoúnavo)Mustela putorius
Hungarian görény
- görényMustela putorius
Irish cat coille, toghán
- cat coilleMustela putorius
- toghánMustela putorius
Italian puzzola
- puzzolaMustela putorius
Japanese ケナガイタチ, ヨーロッパケナガイタチ
- ケナガイタチ (kenagaitachi)Mustela putorius
- ヨーロッパケナガイタチ (Yōroppa kenagaitachi)Mustela putorius
Latin mustella, putorius
- mustellaMustela putorius
- putoriusMustela putorius
Latvian sesks
- sesksMustela putorius
Lithuanian šeškas
- šeškasMustela putorius
Norwegian Bokmål ilder
- ilderMustela putorius
Polish tchórz
- tchórzMustela putorius
Portuguese toirão
- toirãoMustela putorius
Romanian dihor
- dihorMustela putorius
Russian хорёк, хорь
- хорёк (xorjók)Mustela putorius
- хорь (xorʹ)Mustela putorius
- хорь чёрный (xorʹ čórnyj)Mustela putorius
- хорь лесно́й (xorʹ lesnój)Mustela putorius
Scottish Gaelic feocallan-Eòrpach
- feocallan-EòrpachMustela putorius
Slovak tchor obyčajný
- tchor obyčajnýMustela putorius
Spanish turón
- turónMustela putorius
Swedish iller
- illerMustela putorius
Turkish kokarca
- kokarcaMustela putorius
Ukrainian тхір лісови́й, тхір чо́рний
- тхір лісови́й (txir lisovýj)Mustela putorius
- тхір чо́рний (txir čórnyj)Mustela putorius
Vietnamese triết
- triếtMustela putorius
Welsh ffwlbart
- ffwlbartMustela putorius
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with European polecat
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APA
European polecat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/European%20polecat
MLA
“European polecat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/European%20polecat. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “European polecat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/European%20polecat.
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