mustela putorius

Questions about mustela putorius

What does mustela putorius mean?

mustela putorius means "dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened".

What is another word for mustela putorius?

Close synonyms include polecat, fitch, foulmart, foumart. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is mustela putorius a common word?

mustela putorius is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.