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词汇 stoat
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Definition of stoat in English:

stoat

noun stəʊtstoʊt
  • 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

    Compare with ermine, weasel
    Example sentencesExamples
    • A cousin of mink, martens, otters, stoats, weasels and distantly related to seals, badgers are one of our oldest indigenous animals, whose fossil remains have been found to belong to the same era as mammoths.
    • Rats, stoats, ferrets, cats, and possums have decimated native animals that were unaccustomed to mammalian predators.
    • In addition to the birds, there are numerous stoats, weasels, possums, and other things there.
    • Superfluous killing has been reported for a diverse group of animals, including zooplankton, stoats and weasels, damselfly naiads, wolves, predaceous mites, and spiders.
    • Cats, rats, stoats, possums, and ferrets have had drastic effects on native plants and bird species, many of which are flightless and have few defenses against the invaders.
    • The Tracking Mammals Partnership also aims to carry out surveys of otters, stoats, weasels and bats to try to determine whether their populations are declining and how they can be helped to thrive.
    • Mammals such as weasels, foxes, stoats and especially roe deer can wander safely without the risk of being killed by traffic.
    • We actually want to get rid of weasels, stoats, and possums so that the beautiful birdlife of this country can flourish.
    • They are carnivores like the stoat, weasel, otter and badger.
    • The robe is trimmed with ermine, which is the white winter coat of the stoat in northern regions of Europe.
    • Scientists are attempting to save birds like this one by translocating them to offshore islands free of introduced predators like rats, cats, stoats, and weasels.
    • Now the shadows were coming into focus; they were a motley rabble of creatures, ranging from otters to voles, stoats and squirrels, and even a few moles.
    • Other animals spotted in Greater Manchester include otters, stoats and weasels.
    • They include pine marten, wildcat, stoat and weasel as well as golden eagles, merlin, peregrine falcon, golden plover and in time black grouse and capercaillie.
    • Ten species of waterfowl nest around the lake; kestrels and buzzards can be spotted in the woodland; and brown hares, stoats, weasels, grey and red squirrels can also be seen.
    • As an ecologist and environmental writer, one of my main interests is to understand the damage that relatively recent introductions - from stoats to wasps to possums - have wreaked on native plants and animals.
    • To minimize the risk of predation, which was mainly by stoats, Mustela erminea, and polecats, Mustela putorius, nest visits were kept to a minimum.
    • The production will tell the classic story of Toad, Mole, Ratty and Badger trying to overcome the evil ferrets, weasels and stoats who threaten to overrun the riverbank.
    • What is the difference between weasels and stoats in winter?
    • In the mainland island in the Nelson Lakes National Park the focus is to be on a whole range of pests - wasps, possums, rodents and mustelids (mainly stoats, but also ferrets and weasels), deer and feral cats.

Origin

Late Middle English: of unknown origin.

Rhymes

afloat, bloat, boat, capote, coat, connote, cote, dote, emote, float, gloat, goat, groat, misquote, moat, mote, note, oat, outvote, promote, quote, rote, shoat, smote, Succoth, table d'hôte, Terre Haute, throat, tote, vote, wrote

Definition of stoat in US English:

stoat

nounstoʊtstōt
  • 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

    Compare with ermine, weasel
    Also called short-tailed weasel
    Example sentencesExamples
    • What is the difference between weasels and stoats in winter?
    • They include pine marten, wildcat, stoat and weasel as well as golden eagles, merlin, peregrine falcon, golden plover and in time black grouse and capercaillie.
    • Now the shadows were coming into focus; they were a motley rabble of creatures, ranging from otters to voles, stoats and squirrels, and even a few moles.
    • Scientists are attempting to save birds like this one by translocating them to offshore islands free of introduced predators like rats, cats, stoats, and weasels.
    • The production will tell the classic story of Toad, Mole, Ratty and Badger trying to overcome the evil ferrets, weasels and stoats who threaten to overrun the riverbank.
    • In addition to the birds, there are numerous stoats, weasels, possums, and other things there.
    • To minimize the risk of predation, which was mainly by stoats, Mustela erminea, and polecats, Mustela putorius, nest visits were kept to a minimum.
    • Mammals such as weasels, foxes, stoats and especially roe deer can wander safely without the risk of being killed by traffic.
    • Rats, stoats, ferrets, cats, and possums have decimated native animals that were unaccustomed to mammalian predators.
    • We actually want to get rid of weasels, stoats, and possums so that the beautiful birdlife of this country can flourish.
    • A cousin of mink, martens, otters, stoats, weasels and distantly related to seals, badgers are one of our oldest indigenous animals, whose fossil remains have been found to belong to the same era as mammoths.
    • Superfluous killing has been reported for a diverse group of animals, including zooplankton, stoats and weasels, damselfly naiads, wolves, predaceous mites, and spiders.
    • In the mainland island in the Nelson Lakes National Park the focus is to be on a whole range of pests - wasps, possums, rodents and mustelids (mainly stoats, but also ferrets and weasels), deer and feral cats.
    • They are carnivores like the stoat, weasel, otter and badger.
    • The Tracking Mammals Partnership also aims to carry out surveys of otters, stoats, weasels and bats to try to determine whether their populations are declining and how they can be helped to thrive.
    • Other animals spotted in Greater Manchester include otters, stoats and weasels.
    • As an ecologist and environmental writer, one of my main interests is to understand the damage that relatively recent introductions - from stoats to wasps to possums - have wreaked on native plants and animals.
    • The robe is trimmed with ermine, which is the white winter coat of the stoat in northern regions of Europe.
    • Cats, rats, stoats, possums, and ferrets have had drastic effects on native plants and bird species, many of which are flightless and have few defenses against the invaders.
    • Ten species of waterfowl nest around the lake; kestrels and buzzards can be spotted in the woodland; and brown hares, stoats, weasels, grey and red squirrels can also be seen.

Origin

Late Middle English: of unknown origin.

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