ermine in Czech

(tincture) In blazon, of the colour ermine (white with black spots).

A weasel found in northern latitudes (Mustela erminea in Eurasia, Alaska, and the Arctic, Mustela haidarum in Haida Gwaii, Mustela richardsonii in the rest of North America); its dark brown fur turns white in winter, apart from the black tip of the tail.

The white fur of this animal, traditionally seen as a symbol of purity and used for judges' robes.