Word: stoats
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: stoats
Definition: Plural of stoat; the ermine in its brown summer coat with black-tipped tail
Morphemes:
Affix: stoat
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Mustela erminea the ermine or short-tailed weasel, a mustelid native to Eurasia and North America, distinguished from the least weasel by its larger size and longer tail with a prominent black tip.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: stote
Language: enm
Decoded: stote
Meaning: the ermine, especially in its brown summer coat
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.