What does polecat mean?
• POLECAT (noun) The noun POLECAT has 2 senses: 1. American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae 2. dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened Familiarity information: POLECAT used as a noun is rare.