Definition: Semidomesticated variety of European polecat much used for hunting RODENTS and/or RABBITS and as a laboratory animal. It is in the subfamily Mustelinae, family MUSTELIDAE.
Other names Mustela putorius furo; Mustela putorius; European Polecats; Domestic Polecats; Polecats, European; Polecats, Domestic; Polecat, Domestic; Ferret; Domestic Polecat