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polecat
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
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pole·cat
/ ˈpōlˌkat/
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n.
a weasellike Eurasian mammal (genus Mustela, family Mustelidae) with mainly dark brown fur and a darker mask across the eyes, noted for ejecting a fetid fluid when threatened.
∎ another term for skunk.
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 "Daily Post (Liverpool, England)")
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Polecats on march out of heartlands; Remoter Wales was once a vital refuge for polecats. Johnny Birks reports on this skilled predator's expansion.(News)
Newspaper article from: Daily Post (Liverpool, England); 12/4/2008; 700+ words
; ...success between true polecats and polecat-ferrets in the wild...compared with true polecats, fewer polecat-ferrets survive...the wild with true polecats. In the long-term, therefore, the polecat form should tend to...
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Polecat Recognised By Oracle As 'Emerging Business In Technology'; Polecat Receives Accolade For Customer Success And Commitment To Excellence.
M2 Presswire; 3/17/2009; 700+ words
; M2 PRESSWIRE-17 March 2009-Polecat: Polecat Recognised By Oracle As 'Emerging Business In Technology'; Polecat Receives Accolade For Customer Success And Commitment To Excellence(C)1994-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:17032009 Polecat...
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 "Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)")
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TV makeover is needed to dispel 'bard' image of the poor polecat; Although the European polecat has now spread out from its former refuge in Wales, it needs to feature in the popular media and become a symbol for British conservation, argues Owen Bidder.
Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales); 7/7/2009; 700+ words
; ...you baggage, you polecat, you runyon!" This attitude towards the polecat extended beyond the literature, as polecats were considered a...organisations to bring the polecat to our attention, it is high time that polecats featured in the popular...
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The Legend of Lonesome Polecat
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 3/6/1993; 449 words
; ...not quite so. Lonesome Polecat was created by cartoonist...representative of the Polecats, "the one Indian tribe...conquered." Lonesome Polecat did frequently brandish a hatchet and drink the Polecats' brand of Arkansas moonshine...
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Leximancer Forms OEM Partnership with Polecat Ltd.
Business Wire; 12/2/2008; 700+ words
; ...platform, has formed an OEM partnership with Polecat Ltd. The partnership between the Boulder-based Leximancer and the London-based Polecat comes as Leximancer continues to expand...growing international customer base. Polecat's MeaningMine draws strategic marketing...
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Go for Two With the Polecat!(coaching middle school football)
Magazine article from: Coach and Athletic Director; 3/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; A polecat as a carnivorous mammal that preys on chickens...out of a series of trick plays called the Polecat. They were exactly right for my young...needed against our tough opponents. The Polecat isn't really a modern invention. It...
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 "The Birmingham Post (England)")
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Most people can welcome the polecat's return; nature watch.
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 5/29/2009; 608 words
; ...news story. The polecat is back. Polecats are related to badgers...Research indicates polecats have spread throughout...are four records for polecats in the area, and four...only likely to see a polecat lying dead on the road...
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 "Buckingham & Winslow Advertiser (Buckingham, England)")
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POLECATS HEADING BACK TO THE VALE.
Newspaper article from: Buckingham & Winslow Advertiser (Buckingham, England); 6/16/2005; 397 words
; ...indicating a widespread population. Polecats were once common throughout...was the first to discover a polecat when he came across two in...made in Waddesdon when a dead polecat was found at the roadside...officer at AVDC, said: "Polecats are a natural element of our...
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I'm percy the polecat m'lud!
Newspaper article from: Citizen Gloucestershire, The; 2/1/2008; 682 words
; ...an outside door. "It's a polecat," he told me. "He lives...but remained sceptical. A polecat alive and kicking in the centre...to-face with Percy the polecat. For some inexplicable reason...Originally endemic to Wales, polecats are slowly moving their stronghold...
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 "The Record (Bergen County, NJ)")
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YEAR OF THE POLECAT FOR PATERSON CATHOLIC
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 11/10/1991; ; 637 words
; ...County, NJ) 11-10-1991 YEAR OF THE POLECAT FOR PATERSON CATHOLIC By Greg Mattura...MAHWAH -- It's called "The Lonesome Polecat," and it has given Paterson Catholic...from-behind 23-19 victory. "The Polecat, baby," Mathis said as he hugged his...
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polecat
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...common Old World polecat, Mustela putorius...with longer fur, polecats grow to nearly...have exterminated polecats in many areas...Domesticated strains of polecat have been developed...family, is called polecat in some regions. Polecats are classified...
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Ferrets
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...commonly given to the fitch, or European polecat ( Mustela putorius ), which has been...America, a close relative of the European polecat inhabits prairie habitat. The black...on its tail, whereas the tail of the polecat is entirely dark. The black-footed...
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Yuchi
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures Supplement
...part of Yuchi territory. At the center of Yuchi country, near Sapulpa, is the largest settlement, known as Polecat Town. Polecat Town is viewed as the Yuchi "mother town" from which the other towns derived. Economy Subsistence. In the...
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zorilla
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...regions of Africa. It is also called striped weasel and striped polecat. Although it strongly resembles the North American skunk...of the same family, it is more closely related to the true polecat of Eurasia. The zorilla has thick fur with black and white...
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weasel
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Alaska. There are many other true weasel species, mostly in the Old World. Besides these, the genus Mustela includes the polecat , ferret , and mink . African animals of several genera in the weasel family are called striped weasels; they are characterized...
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