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Putorius foetidus

Polecat \Pole"cat`\, n. [Probably fr. F. poule hen, and originally, a poultry cat, because it feeds on poultry. See Poultry.] (Zo["o]l.)

  1. A small European carnivore of the Weasel family ( Putorius f[oe]tidus). Its scent glands secrete a substance of an exceedingly disagreeable odor. Called also fitchet, foulmart, and European ferret.

  2. The zorilla. The name is also applied to other allied species.

Putorius foetidus

Fitchet \Fitch"et\, Fitchew \Fitch"ew\, n. [Cf. OF. fisseau, fissel, OD. fisse, visse, vitsche, D. vies nasty, loathsome, E. fizz.] (Zo["o]l.) The European polecat ( Putorius f[oe]tidus). See Polecat.