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stoat , European name for the short-tailed weasel , Mustela erminea, also called ermine when in its white winter phase.

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Â© The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology 1996, originally published by Oxford University Press 1996. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

stoat European ermine in its brown summer coat. XV. of unkn. orig.

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stoat / stōt/ • n. a small carnivorous mammal (Mustela erminea) of the weasel family that has chestnut fur with white underparts and a black-tipped tail. It is native to both Eurasia and North America, and in northern areas the coat turns white in winter. Also called short-tailed weasel. Compare with ermine.

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