erminea
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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Noun[edit]
erminea (plural ermineas)
- The stoat (Mustela erminea).
- 1773, Encyclopedia Britannica, Mustella:
- The erminea has divided toes; and the point of the tail is red.
- 1906, Andersch Bros. Hunters and Trappers Guide:
- The peculiar sulphur-like yellow color is noticeable in all species of the erminea, also the pencil-like formation on tip of tail.
- 1985, Paul J. Greenwood, Evolution: Essays in Honour of John Maynard Smith:
- McNab (1971) thought that an area of very small erminea in the southwest of the species range was a result of the absence of the smaller nivalis.
Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Noun[edit]
erminea f (genitive ermineae); first declension
- Alternative form of ermina
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | erminea | ermineae |
Genitive | ermineae | ermineārum |
Dative | ermineae | ermineīs |
Accusative | ermineam | ermineās |
Ablative | ermineā | ermineīs |
Vocative | erminea | ermineae |
References[edit]
- erminea in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)