stoat[stəut]n.1.■【动物】白鼬(Mustela erminea)变形n.stoatsstoat
stoatstoat[stəut]n.1.■【动】(特指夏季被棕色毛的)鼬
noun
- a small carnivorous mammal of the weasel family which has chestnut fur with white underparts and a black-tipped tail. It is native to both Eurasia and North America and in northern areas the coat turns white in winter
白鼬。 比较ermine, weasel - Mustela erminea, family Mustelidae. North American name: short-tailed weasel
拉丁名Mustela erminea，鼬科。北美名： 短尾鼬
- late Middle English: of unknown origin
stoat
名词 stoat:
the ermine in its brown summer coat with black-tipped tail
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■"Whatever is the matter, Cousin Benjamin? Is it a cat? or John Stoat Ferret?"
“到底什么事，本杰明表弟？是猫吗？还是约翰鼬獾？”
■A newspaper had photos Benedict and one of his predecessors, Pope John XIII, wearing an ermine-trimmed hat and cape.It put the shots next to a picture of a live stoat.
一家报纸曾发表本笃和前任教皇约翰十三世穿戴白鼬皮镶边的帽子和披风的照片，并将它们与一只活生生的白鼬的图片放在一起。
■Ermine is the white winter fur of the stoat, which has been used to trim the crowns, ceremonial hats and robes of European royalty, aristocrats, and popes for centuries.
几个世纪以来，这种白鼬的白色越冬皮毛一直被用来装饰欧洲王室、贵族和教皇们的王冠、礼帽和长袍。
■One Department of Conservation office in the South Island has received 89 proposals on how the $6.6 million tagged for stoat control in the last government budget should be spent.
尽管统计显示有7万只鹬鸵，看来似乎处于相当不错的水平，但这个数量是从原来的1200万降下来的。
■I shall come down your burrow and chivvy you out like an old stoat
我要钻进你的地洞里去，象赶一只老鼬鼠一般把你赶出来。
■Arboreal predators include small mammals including the pine marten, wild cats, and the stoat, which preys on nestlings;
栖树性的捕猎者包括松貂、野猫、白鼬等，主要攻击幼小的个体；
■Sar! The Stoat is officially out of commission. Looks like we抮e making progress sar.
殿下！白鼬已经彻底消失了，看起来我们又前进了一点。
■The children could easily learn the difference between rat footprints and stoat foot-prints in the tracking tunnels.
白鼬、雪貂和黄鼬不断掠食这种新西兰特有的鸟。
■Now triangular blades farther back, like secateurs, help the stoat to cut meat away from bone.
而后颚上三角切齿则如整枝剪刀一般，帮助鼬把肉从骨上切下来。