stoat
(also known as “ermine”, or “short-tailed weasel” — for the right pronunciation of stoat, please click here)
a kind of animal – mammal – related to the weasels – small with long, narrow body, pointed muzzle (mouth and nose part), short ears, and with short legs; grows to 10-12 inches long with another 3 inch long tail, weighs up to 90 to 450 grams; feeds on rabbits, rodents, birds, eggs, fish, frogs, lizards and insects; lives for 4-7 years; found in Arctic and subarctic regions of Europe, Asia and North America
clarification:
(A)
stoat:
is the name given to the same animal (ermine) when it is in its summer coat – medium brown on the back (outer body) and white on the front side – throat, belly, inner side of legs, except the tip of the tail which is black in any season
(B)
ermine:
is the name given to this animal when it is in its winter coat – pure white hair (fur), except at the tip of the tail which is black in any season
{The white fur (pelt) of ermine is also called ‘ermine’.}
female ~~ female (bitch)
baby ~~ kit/kitten
group ~~ pack (?)
voice (call) ~~ (?)
home ~~ den (= hollow tree logs and gaps in the rocks & the burrows of other burrowing animals); nest (for giving birth to kits and raising them)
(an ermine coat)
Stoats were hunted for their beautiful warm winter coat (fur).
The fur (also called ‘pelts’ = fur with skin) was in very much demand in olden days.
The ermine pelts were used in the robes (= long ceremonial gowns) of the Lord Chief Justice of England, and the robes of the royal families of Europe!
to f**k/mate like a stoat {Not to be used in formal situations} = (of a man or a woman) to engage in sex vigorously
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