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Main Entry:
pole·cat
Pronunciation: \ˈpōl-ˌkat\
Function:
noun
Inflected Form(s):
plural polecats or polecat
Etymology: Middle English
polcat, probably from Middle French
poul, pol **** + Middle English
cat; probably from its preying on poultry — more at
pullet
Date: 14th century
1 : any of several carnivorous mammals (as of the genera
Mustela or
Vormela) of the weasel family;
especially : a brown to black European mammal (
M. putorius) from which the domesticated ferret is derived
2 : skunk
How fitting a name it is!!!!