stoat

英语

A stoat

词源

（1400年代中期），源自中古英語 stote (“貂，夏天棕色皮毛的”)，来源不详。该单词和古諾爾斯語 stutr (“公牛”)、瑞典語 stut (“公牛”)和丹麥語 stud (“阉公牛”)（另见英語 stot）有点类似，但难以将它们的语义关联起来，除非它们共有一个来源“（棕色？）雄性哺乳动物”。

发音

• 國際音標^(幫助)：/ˈstəʊt/

• （英国）音频：

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• 韻部：-əʊt

名词

stoat (複數 stoats)

1. 白鼬（Mustela erminea）
   • 1886, Transactions of the Edinburgh Naturalists' Field Club, 卷 1，頁號 135:

     I have never seen Stoats hunt in packs, but it is certain both Weasels and Stoats do so.

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   • 2003, John Long, Introduced Mammals of the World: Their History, Distribution and Influence，頁號 272:

     In 1953 it was reported that the stoat had increased to a high population level, but that the weasel introduced at the same time had disappeared (de Vos et al. 1956).

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   • 2005, T. C. R. White, Why Does the World Stay Green?: Nutrition and Survival of Plant-eaters，頁號 91:

     European stoats were long ago introduced to New Zealand (along with ferrets and weasels!) in the mistaken belief that they would control the burgeoning populations of introduced rabbits.

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   近義詞： clubster、(尤指冬天白色皮毛的) ermine、(美国) short-tailed weasel

延伸阅读

• stoat在維基百科上的資料。維基百科

异序词

• TOAST, stato-, tasto, toast, toats, totas