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stoat
(redirected from short-tailed weasels)

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stoat  (stt)
n. pl. stoat or stoats Chiefly British
The ermine, especially when in its brown color phase.

[Middle English stote.]

stoat
Noun
a small brown N European mammal related to the weasel: in winter it has a white coat and is then known as an ermine [origin unknown]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.stoatstoat - the ermine in its brown summer coat with black-tipped tail
Mustela erminea, shorttail weasel, ermine - mustelid of northern hemisphere in its white winter coat
Translations
Spanish stoat [stəut] narmiño
French stoat [stəut] nhermine f (avec son pelage d'été)
German stoat [stəut] nWiesel nt
Italian stoat [stəut] nermellino

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