"fisher cat" meaning in English

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Noun

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, {{m|fr|fichet||polecat pelt}} fichet (“polecat pelt”), {{der|en|dum|visse||nasty}} Middle Dutch visse (“nasty”), {{m|nl|vies||nasty, dirty}} vies (“nasty, dirty”), {{m|en|fisher}} fisher 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)

Inflected forms

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