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PUTORIUS

\pjuːtˈɔːɹɪəs], \pjuːtˈɔːɹɪəs], \p_j_uː_t_ˈɔː_ɹ_ɪ__ə_s]\

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  • p[=u]-t[=o]'ri-us, n. a large family of Mustelidæ, including weasels, stoats, polecats, ferrets, &c.
1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson
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