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/ˈɜːmɪn/ · noun
A weasel found in northern latitudes (Mustela erminea in Eurasia, Alaska, and the Arctic, Mustela haidarum in Haida Gwaii, Mustela richardsonii in the rest of North America); its dark brown fur turns white in winter, apart from the black tip of the tail..
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Ermine means A weasel found in northern latitudes (Mustela erminea in Eurasia, Alaska, and the Arctic, Mustela haidarum in Haida Gwaii, Mustela richardsonii in the rest of North America); its dark brown fur turns white in winter, apart from the black tip of the tail..
Common synonyms include stoat, short-tailed weasel, shorttail weasel, mustela erminea.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use ermine where its definition matches the intended context.
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