fisher cat
English edit
Etymology edit
From French fiche or fichet (“polecat pelt”), from Middle Dutch visse (“nasty”) (contemporary Dutch: vies (“nasty, dirty”)), influenced by fisher.
Noun edit
fisher cat (plural fisher cats)
- A North American carnivorous mammal (Pekania pennanti, syn. Martes pennanti) of the weasel family.
Synonyms edit
Translations edit
Martes pennanti — see fisher