SHORTTAIL WEASEL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does shorttail weasel mean? 

• SHORTTAIL WEASEL (noun)
  The noun SHORTTAIL WEASEL has 1 sense:

1. mustelid of northern hemisphere in its white winter coat

  Familiarity information: SHORTTAIL WEASEL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SHORTTAIL WEASEL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Mustelid of northern hemisphere in its white winter coat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

ermine; Mustela erminea; shorttail weasel

Hypernyms ("shorttail weasel" is a kind of...):

weasel (small carnivorous mammal with short legs and elongated body and neck)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shorttail weasel"):

stoat (the ermine in its brown summer coat with black-tipped tail)