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noun
A North American carnivorous mammal (Pekania pennanti, syn. Martes pennanti) of the weasel family.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: fisher, pekan, black cat, Martes pennanti
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: marten, marten cat
History
From French fiche or fichet (“polecat pelt”), from Middle Dutch visse (“nasty”) (contemporary Dutch: vies (“nasty, dirty”)), influenced by fisher.
