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polecat
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
polecat
(noun)
polecat
/
ˈ
poʊlˌkæt/
noun
plural
polecats
polecat
/
ˈ
poʊlˌkæt/
noun
plural
polecats
Britannica Dictionary definition of POLECAT
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1
:
a European animal that has dark brown fur and a long thin body and that gives off a bad smell to defend itself
2
US, informal
:
skunk
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