ermine

English Thesaurus

1. mustelid of northern hemisphere in its white winter coat (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	weasel,
definition	:	small carnivorous mammal with short legs and elongated body and neck (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	stoat,
definition	:	the ermine in its brown summer coat with black-tipped tail (noun.animal)

2. the expensive white fur of the ermine (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	fur, pelt,
definition	:	the dressed hairy coat of a mammal (noun.substance)