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