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ERMINE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Mustelid of northern hemisphere in its white winter coat

Synonyms:

ermine; Mustela erminea; shorttail weasel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("ermine" 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 "ermine"):

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

The expensive white fur of the ermine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("ermine" is a kind of...):

fur; pelt (the dressed hairy coat of a mammal)

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