stoat
/stoʊt/
noun
- A small, agile carnivorous mammal of the weasel family, with a long body and short legs; in northern regions its fur turns white in winter (then called ermine).
- In winter, the stoat's coat changes to white to help it hide in the snow.
- A stoat darted across the path and disappeared into the underbrush.
- The farmer spotted a stoat near the chicken coop and shooed it away.
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