"fisher cat" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: fisher cats [plural]
Etymology: From French fiche or fichet (“polecat pelt”), from Middle Dutch visse (“nasty”) (contemporary Dutch: vies (“nasty, dirty”)), influenced by fisher. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|fiche}} French fiche, {{der|en|dum|visse||nasty}} Middle Dutch visse (“nasty”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} fisher cat (plural fisher cats)
  1. A North American carnivorous mammal (Pekania pennanti, syn. Martes pennanti) of the weasel family. Wikipedia link: Fisher (animal) Categories (lifeform): Mustelids Synonyms: fisher Related terms: fishing cat (taxonomic: Prionailurus viverrinus)
    Sense id: en-fisher_cat-en-noun-G1dQi3Bl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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