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Meaning of FOUMART

Pronunciation:  'foomurt

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened
 
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 Synonyms: fitch, foulmart, Mustela putorius, polecat
 
 See Also: ferret, genus Mustela, Mustela, mustelid, musteline, musteline mammal

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Fou"mart`\, n. [OE. folmard, fulmard; AS. f?l foul +
mear?, meard, marten: cf. F. marte, martre. See {Foul}, a.,
and {Marten} the quadruped.] (Zo["o]l.)
The European polecat; -- called also {European ferret}, and
{fitchew}. See {Polecat}. [Written also {foulmart},
{foulimart}, and {fulimart}.]
 

 

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