erminea

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English

Etymology

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Noun

erminea (plural ermineas)

  1. The stoat (Mustela erminea).
    • 1773, Encyclopedia Britannica, Mustella:
      The erminea has divided toes; and the point of the tail is red.
    • 1906, Andersch Bros. Hunters and Trappers Guide:
      The peculiar sulphur-like yellow color is noticeable in all species of the erminea, also the pencil-like formation on tip of tail.
    • 1985, Paul J. Greenwood, Evolution: Essays in Honour of John Maynard Smith:
      McNab (1971) thought that an area of very small erminea in the southwest of the species range was a result of the absence of the smaller nivalis.

Anagrams

Latin

Noun

erminea f (genitive ermineae); first declension

  1. Alternative form of ermina

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative erminea ermineae
Genitive ermineae ermineārum
Dative ermineae ermineīs
Accusative ermineam ermineās
Ablative ermineā ermineīs
Vocative erminea ermineae

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