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Dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened
Answer for the clue "Dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened ", 8 letters:
foulmart
Word definitions for foulmart in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Foumart \Fou"mart`\, n. [OE. folmard, fulmard; AS. f[=u]l foul + mear[eth], meard, marten: cf. F. marte, martre. See Foul , a., and Marten the quadruped.] (Zo["o]l.) The European polecat; -- called also European ferret , and fitchew . See Polecat . [Written ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"polecat," Middle English, from foul (adj.) + Old English mearþ "marten" (see marten ).
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened [syn: polecat , fitch , foumart , Mustela putorius ]