Definitions
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- noun A
North American carnivorous mammal of theweasel family;Martes pennanti
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- noun large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal
Etymologies
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From French fiche or fichet ("polecat pelt"), from Dutch visse ("nasty"), influenced by fisher.
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hernesheir commented on the word fisher cat
A.k.a. fisher, pekan, wejack.
December 6, 2010