Pronunciation key ( ũr′min ) |
er•mine
n. [pl. ERMINES (-minz), ERMINE].
[ME.; OFr. ermine, hermine; prob. < MHG. hermin, erminelike. OHG. harmo, weasel (AS. hearma; < confused with L. (mus Armenius, Armenian mouse.].
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| Kingdom | Animalia – Animal, animals |
| Phylum | Chordata – chordates |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata – vertebrates |
| Class | Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 – mammals |
| Subclass | Theria Parker and Haswell, 1897 |
| Infraclass | Eutheria Gill, 1872 |
| Order | Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 – carnivores |
| Suborder | Caniformia Kretzoi, 1938 – dog-like carnivores |
| Family | Mustelidae Fischer, 1817 – mustelids |
| Subfamily | Mustelinae Fischer, 1817 – wolverines, martens, weasels |
| Genus | Mustela Linnaeus, 1758 – ermines, ferrets, minks, weasels |
| Species | Mustela erminea Linnaeus, 1758 – Ermine, hermine |
| Mustela erminea, Linnaeus, 1758, Taxonomic Serial No.: 180555 | |
- Several weasels of northern regions whose fur is brown during the summer and turns white with a black tip on its tail during winter. Also called a Stoat.
- The soft white fur of this animal used in trimming of apparel, etc.
- Position, rank or functions of a judge in which the state robe is trimmed with ermine as a symbolism of purity and honor. Such as, they have worn the ermine for 10 years.
- In heraldry, the representation of fur consisting of a white field with black spots.
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