ETYM Old Fren. ermine, French hermine, prob. of German origin; cf. Old High Germ. harmo, German hermelin.
1. Mustelid of northern hemisphere in its white winter coat; SYN. shorttail weasel, Mustela erminea.
2. The expensive white fur of the ermine.
Short-tailed weasel Mustela erminea, of the N hemisphere, whose winter coat becomes white. In N latitudes the coat becomes completely white, except for a black tip to the tail, but in warmer regions the back may remain brownish. The alternate Eurasian name “stoat” is used especially during the summer, when the coat is brown. The fur is used commercially. + prikaži više

ETYM Old Eng. stot a stoat, horse, bullock; perhaps originally only of male animals, and akin to Dutch stooten to push, Eng. stutter.
The ermine in its brown summer coat with black-tipped tail.
Another name for the ermine or short-tailed weasel Mustela erminea, used for Old World members of this northern hemisphere species.