1. Mustelid of Northern Hemisphere in its white winter coat
   "The ermine's pure white coat provided perfect camouflage in the snow";
   - shorttail weasel, Mustela erminea
    
2. The expensive white fur of the ermine
   "The judge's robe was trimmed with ermine"

Derived forms: ermines

Type of: fur, pelt, weasel

Encyclopedia: Ermine, Lincoln