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Iltis — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • polecat noun Any of several long-bodied mammals of the subfamilies Mustelinae and Ictonychinae, both in the weasel family Mustelidae.

Senses

Iltis is used for these senses in English:

  • European polecat Mustela putorius, related to mink and weasels, native to Europe and parts of Asia, and from which certain of the animals called ferrets have been domesticated.
  • polecat A weasel-like animal of the genus Mustela.

polecat — full definition

  1. noun Any of several long-bodied mammals of the subfamilies Mustelinae and Ictonychinae, both in the weasel family Mustelidae.
  2. noun Notably, the European polecat, Mustela putorius.
  3. noun A base or despicable person; a wretch.
  4. noun A tubular device used to support lights on a set.

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