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polecat是什么意思

polecat

英 ['pəʊlkæt] 美 ['pol'kæt]
  • n. 北美产之臭鼬类;臭猫

中文词源


polecat 臭鼬

来自古法语poule,母鸡,家禽,词源同pullet,-e,表阴性,cat,猫,即吃鸡禽的猫。或来自古法语pulent,发臭的,来自PIE*pu,腐烂,词源同pus,putrefy.

英文词源


polecat (n.)
early 14c., from cat (n.); the first element is perhaps Anglo-French pol, from Old French poule "fowl, hen" (see pullet (n.)); so called because it preys on poultry [Klein]. The other alternative is that the first element is from Old French pulent "stinking," for obvious reasons. Originally the European Putorius foetidus; also applied to related U.S. skunks since 1680s.

双语例句


1. ENERGY DYNAMICS OF THE POPULATION OF POLECAT IN THE ALPINE MEADOW ECOSYSTEM.
高寒草甸生态系统.

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