Polecats are weasel-like carnivores of the family Mustelidae. The term polecat is a generic name for several species, but it is most often applied to the European, or western, polecat (Mustela putorius) and the domestic ferret (M. furo or M. putorius furo). Several other species are also called polecats, including the marbled polecat (Vormela peregusna), the steppe polecat (M. eversmanii), and the striped polecat, or zorille (Ictonyx striatus).
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