ermine

/ˈɜːmɪn/noun
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1

A weasel found in northern latitudes (Mustela erminea in Eurasia, Alaska, and the Arctic, Mustela haidarum in Haida Gwaii, Mustela richardsonii in the rest of North America); its dark brown fur turns white in winter, apart from the black tip of the tail.

2

The white fur of this animal, traditionally seen as a symbol of purity and used for judges' robes.

3

The office of a judge.

4

The fur of this animal, used as a heraldic tincture: a white field with a repeating pattern of stylized black spots.

5

Any of various moths, especially in the family Yponomeutidae

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