european ferret

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Foumart \Fou"mart`\, n. [OE. folmard, fulmard; AS. f[=u]l foul +
   mear[eth], meard, marten: cf. F. marte, martre. See {Foul},
   a., and {Marten} the quadruped.] (Zool.)
   The European polecat; -- called also {European ferret}, and
   {fitchew}. See {Polecat}. [Written also {foulmart},
   {foulimart}, and {fulimart}.]
   [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Polecat \Pole"cat`\, n. [Probably fr. F. poule hen, and
   originally, a poultry cat, because it feeds on poultry. See
   {Poultry}.] (Zool.)
      (a) A small European carnivore of the Weasel family
          ({Putorius f[oe]tidus}). Its scent glands secrete a
          substance of an exceedingly disagreeable odor. Called
          also {fitchet}, {foulmart}, and {European ferret}.
      (b) The zorilla. The name is also applied to other allied
          species.
          [1913 Webster]