polecats
Smelly European mustelids
Polecats are small carnivorous mammals related to weasels, known for their dark fur and ability to emit a foul-smelling secretion when threatened.
In American usage, polecat often refers to skunks, though true polecats are Old World animals.
The word sometimes appears as an insult for a contemptible person: That old polecat cheated me out of fifty dollars.
Domesticated weasel kept as pet
- weaselSmall elongated predator
- stoatColor-changing weasel kin
- martenTree-climbing weasel relative
- badgerNag persistently
otter · wolverine · ermine · mink · sable · fisher · honey badger · sea otter
Airborne odor detected
- glandSecreting body organ
- secretionSubstance released by glands
- odorPerceived atmospheric emission
- pheromoneBehavior-altering bodily secretion
foul · stink · spray · pungent · malodorous · musky · warning · defense
Organism that consumes others
- hunterPursuer of prey
- preyAnimal being hunted
- rodentsGnawing mammal order
- rabbitsBurrowing lagomorphs with long ears
teeth · claws · stealth · ambush · burrow · den · stalk · capture
ferret
Domesticated weasel kept as pet
badger · otter · wolverine · ermine · mink · sable · fisher · honey badger · sea otter
scent
Airborne odor detected
pheromone · foul · stink · spray · pungent · malodorous · musky · warning · defense · repellent
predator
Organism that consumes others
rabbits · teeth · claws · stealth · ambush · burrow · den · stalk · capture · kill
twilight
Light after sunset
- crepuscularRelating to dusk
- darknessTotal absence of light
- duskDimming after sundown
nighttime · den · burrow · solitary · secretive · elusive · hunting · dawn · moonlight · shadowy
forest
Tree-dense ecosystem
wetland · meadow · hedgerow · countryside · steppe · prairie · riverbank · marsh · ecosystem · burrow