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ermine

DEFINITIONS OF: ermine

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n mustelid of northern hemisphere in its white winter coat

Synonyms:
Mustela erminea, shorttail weasel
Types:
stoat
the ermine in its brown summer coat with black-tipped tail
Type of:
weasel
small carnivorous mammal with short legs and elongated body and neck

n the expensive white fur of the ermine

Type of:
fur, pelt
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
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