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ERMINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Mustelid of northern hemisphere in its white winter coat
Synonyms:
ermine; Mustela erminea; shorttail weasel
Classified under:
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:
Hypernyms ("ermine" is a kind of...):
fur; pelt (the dressed hairy coat of a mammal)
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