plural of polecat

A weasel-like animal of the genus Mustela. / notably, the European polecat, Mustela putorius. / (US, dialects, including Appalachia) A skunk.

plural of European polecat

plural of marbled polecat

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.

Vormela peregusna, a polecat found from Eastern Europe to parts of China, with yellow and black markings on its back.