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Pekan

Mustela pennanti, Pennant's marten, a North American species , larger than those found in Great Britain, being about four feet long, including the tail. Its face is doglike; fur brown, with white patches on chest and belly.

Its favorite food is said to be the Canadian porcupine ( dian porcupine (Erythizon dorsatus), fish used to bait traps, whence it is sometimes called the fisher.

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