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Mustela erminea (species) (Mustela (genus), Mustelidae (family), ... Living Organisms (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Members of a species of the weasel family with reddish brown that in winter in northern regions turns wholly white, except the tip of the tail, which is always black. The whiteness of ermine is often a symbol of purity in art and poetry. |
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Mustela erminea (species) (preferred,C,U,S,English-P,D,U,N)
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Mustela erminea (species) (Latin-P,D,U,N)
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ermine (species) (C,U,C,English,AD,U,SN)
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............ | particularly applied to the animal in the white-coated phase |
ermines (species) (C,U,English,AD,U,PN)
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stoats (species) (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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............ | particularly applied to the animal in the brown-coated phase |
short-tailed weasel (species) (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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Bonaparte weasels (species) (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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白鼬 (種) (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
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鼬貛 (C,U,Chinese (traditional),UF,U,U)
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掃雪 (C,U,Chinese (traditional),UF,U,U)
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bái yòu (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
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bai you (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)
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pai yu (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: H.HL |
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.... Living Organisms (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ living organisms (entities) (G) |
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............ Eukaryota (domain) (G) |
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................ Animalia (kingdom) (G) |
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.................... Chordata (phylum) (G) |
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........................ Vertebrata (subphylum) (G) |
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............................ Mammalia (class) (G) |
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................................ Carnivora (order) (G) |
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.................................... Mustelidae (family) (G) |
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........................................ Mustela (genus) (G) |
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............................................ Mustela erminea (species) (G) |
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Chinese (traditional) ..... 鼬科的成員之一,皮毛為紅棕色,北部的白鼬在冬天時,毛色會完全轉為白色,除了尾巴尖端一直都呈黑色。在藝術與詩的領域中,鼬的白色皮毛通常是純潔的象徵。 |
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