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S0766900 (stōt)n. pl. stoat or stoats 1. See ermine.2. The fur of this animal, especially in its brown summer phase.

[Middle English stote, of unknown origin.]

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(stəʊt) n (Animals) a small Eurasian musteline mammal, Mustela erminea, closely related to the weasels, having a brown coat and a black-tipped tail: in the northern parts of its range it has a white winter coat and is then known as an ermine[C15: of unknown origin]

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(stoʊt)

n. the European ermine, Mustela erminea, esp. in its brown summer coat. [1425–75; late Middle English stote, of obscure orig.]

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Noun

stoat - the ermine in its brown summer coat with black-tipped tailMustela erminea, shorttail weasel, ermine - mustelid of northern hemisphere in its white winter coat

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(stəut) noun a type of animal similar to a weasel. 白鼬

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(stōt), European name for the short-tailed weaselweasel,
name for certain small, lithe, carnivorous mammals of the family Mustelidae (weasel family). Members of this family are generally characterized by long bodies and necks, short legs, small rounded ears, and medium to long tails.
..... Click the link for more information. , Mustela erminea, also called ermineermine,
name for a number of northern species of weasel having white coats in winter, and highly prized for their white fur. It most commonly refers to the white phase of Mustela erminea, called short-tailed weasel in North America and stoat in the Old World.
..... Click the link for more information. when in its white winter phase.

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a small Eurasian musteline mammal, Mustela erminea, closely related to the weasels, having a brown coat and a black-tipped tail: in the northern parts of its range it has a white winter coat and is then known as an ermine

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noun the ermine in its brown summer coat with black-tipped tail

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