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