fisher cat

Meaning

A North American carnivorous mammal (Pekania pennanti, syn. Martes pennanti) of the weasel family.

Synonyms

black cat

🐈‍⬛

fisher

🎣

pekan

Martes pennanti

Translations

νυφίτσα γένους martes pennanti

pêcheur

🎣

pékan

🎣

martes pennanti

Martes pennanti

martora di Pennant

Etymology

From French fiche or fichet (“polecat pelt”), from Middle Dutch visse (“nasty”) (contemporary Dutch: vies (“nasty, dirty”)), influenced by fisher.