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- noun Plural form of
polecat .
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Examples
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Skunks are sometimes referred to as polecats, but polecats are Old World weasels or ferrets.
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Skunks are sometimes called polecats, because they resemble
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Skunks sometimes referred to as polecats are mammals best known for their ability to excrete a strong, foul-smelling odor.
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This is why skunks, zorilles also known as polecats and the African crested rat have independently converged on a similar pelage theme of black against white.
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This is why skunks, zorilles also known as polecats and the African crested rat have independently converged on a similar pelage theme of black against white.
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This is why skunks, zorilles also known as polecats and the African crested rat have independently converged on a similar pelage theme of black against white.
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The one thing that hasn't changed all that much is the repertoire, which remains firmly rooted in a pool of popular songs from the 1920s, 30s and 40s, which experienced singers refer to as "polecats".
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And when I was young in Kansas, everyone called skunks "polecats".
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Other species suggested for reintroduction include cranes, elk, polecats and wild boar.
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Ben, Tiffany, and their gang of near shape-changing Pashki mates are back, this time fighting off a rival gang of homeless kids - trained as polecats - who live in an abandoned London tube station ( 'the Hermitage') and who are under the thrall of one Martin Fisher.
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