polecat
noun
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Sense 1 noun
American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae
Types & categories
- musteline mammal hypernym
- striped skunk hyponym
- hooded skunk hyponym
- hog-nosed skunk hyponym
- spotted skunk hyponym
Sense 2 noun
dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened
Types & categories
- musteline mammal hypernym
- ferret hyponym
Parts & wholes
- Mustela member holonym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | musteline mammal |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | striped skunk |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hooded skunk |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hog-nosed skunk |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | spotted skunk |
| 2 | member holonym | Parts & wholes | Mustela |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | musteline mammal |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | ferret |