a stoat, especially when in its white winter coat 貂,扫雪鼬 ■[mass noun]the white fur of the stoat, used for trimming garments, especially the ceremonial robes of judges or peers 白鼬的白色毛皮 ■[mass noun](Heraldry)fur represented as black spots on a white ground, as a heraldic tincture (纹章)黑点白底毛皮
(亦作 ermine moth)a stout-bodied moth that has cream or white wings with black spots, and a very hairy caterpillar (白翅上带黑斑点的)白灯蛾
Genus Spilosoma, family Arctiidae: several species 白灯蛾属,灯蛾科,数种
派生 ermined adjective 语源
Middle English: from Old French hermine, probably from medieval Latin (mus) Armenius 'Armenian (mouse')