stoat
1 synonym for stoat, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — Mustela erminea, the ermine or short-tailed weasel, a mustelid native to Eurasia and North America, distinguished from the least weasel by its larger size and longer tail with a prominent black tip.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
Comes from Middle English stote ("the ermine, especially in its brown summer coat"), of uncertain origin. It bears some resemblance to Old Norse stutr ("bull"), Swedish stut ("bull, steer") and Danish stud ("steer") (see also English stot), though the semantic link is difficult to make unless a common origin lies in "(...
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