ermine

名词 ermine:

1. the expensive white fur of the ermine
2. mustelid of northern hemisphere in its white winter coat
   同义词：shorttail weasel, Mustela erminea

er.mine

n.（名词）
A weasel(Mustela erminea) of northern regions, having a black-tipped tail and dark brown fur that in winter changes to white.
白鼬：北部地区的一种鼬（白鼬 鼬属） ，尾部为黑色，深棕色皮毛在冬天变白
The commercially valuable white fur of this animal.
白鼬皮：这种动物具有商业价值的白色皮毛

来源：
Middle English ermin
中古英语 ermin
from Old French ermine
源自 古法语 ermine
[possibly of Germanic origin]
[也许由日尔曼语演变而来]
or from Medieval Latin (môs) Armenius [Armenian (mouse)]
或源自 中世纪拉丁语 (môs) Armenius [亚美尼亚的（鼠）]