Polecat
Pronunciation : Pole"cat`
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Probably fr. F. poule hen, and originally, a poultry cat, because it feeds on poultry. See Poultry.] (Zo?l.) (a) A small European carnivore of the Weasel family (Putorius foetidus). Its scent glands secrete a substance of an exceedingly disagreeable odor
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913