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Ermine may refer to three species of
mustelid in the genus
Mustela , or their fur:
Stoat or Eurasian ermine, Mustela erminea , found throughout Eurasia and northern North America
American ermine , Mustela richardsonii , found throughout North America aside from most of Alaska and the Arctic
Haida ermine , Mustela haidarum , endemic to Haida Gwaii and the Alexander Archipelago on the Pacific Northwest coast of North America
Ermine may also refer to:
Ermine (heraldry) , the white winter fur and black tail end of the stoat, which is historically worn by and associated with royalty and high officials
"Ermine marks" are dark patches of color on the white limb of a horse, just above the level of the
hoof
Ermine moth , a family of moths
Ermine, a northern suburb of
Lincoln, England
Ermine Street , a Roman Road running from London to Lincoln and York
Ermine, Kentucky , a town in the U.S. state of Kentucky
Ermine (band) , a Canadian progressive rock band
See also
Erminie , a 19th-century comic opera
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