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How to pronounce “ermine”

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Pronunciation guide for ermine

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of ermine with real speech in context.
Available examples: 7 YouTube examples
Real speech example: Caroline Cocciardi"Lady with the Ermine"--
Definition summary: A weasel found in northern latitudes (Mustela erminea in Eurasia, Alaska, and the Arctic, Mustela haidarum in Haida Gwaii, Mustela richardsonii in the rest of North America); its dark brown fur turns white in winter, apart from the black tip of the tail.

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Caroline Cocciardi

"Lady with the Ermine"--

[Noun]
A weasel found in northern latitudes (Mustela erminea in Eurasia, Alaska, and the Arctic, Mustela haidarum in Haida Gwaii, Mustela richardsonii in the rest of North America); its dark brown fur turns white in winter, apart from the black tip of the tail.
The white fur of this animal, traditionally seen as a symbol of purity and used for judges' robes.
(by extension, figuratively) The office of a judge.
(heraldry) The fur of this animal, used as a heraldic tincture: a white field with a repeating pattern of stylized black spots.
Any of various moths, especially in the family Yponomeutidae
[Adjective]
(heraldry) In blazon, of the colour ermine (white with black spots).
[Verb]
(transitive) To clothe with ermine.