kärppä — meaning in English
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English meaning
- ermine noun A small weasel found in cold northern regions, whose brown fur turns white in winter except for a black-tipped tail.
- polecat noun Any of several long, slender mammals related to the weasel.
- weasel noun A small, slender carnivorous mammal with a long body and short legs, related to the stoat and ferret.
Senses
kärppä is used for these senses in English:
- ermine 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.
- polecat A weasel-like animal of the genus Mustela.
- weasel Any of the carnivorous mammals of the genera Mustela, Neogale, Poecilogale, and Lyncodon, having a slender body, a long tail and usually a light brown upper coat and light-coloured belly.
- weasel Any of certain other species of the family Mustelidae.
ermine — full definition
- noun A small weasel found in cold northern regions, whose brown fur turns white in winter except for a black-tipped tail.
- noun The white winter fur of this animal, traditionally used to trim ceremonial robes and long associated with royalty and judges.
polecat — full definition
- noun Any of several long, slender mammals related to the weasel.
- noun The common polecat found across Europe, a member of the weasel family.
- noun (informal) A mean or contemptible person.
- noun A pole used to hold lights in place on a film or TV set.
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