Changes: Ermine violin

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An ermine violin was a hypothetical musical instrument mentioned by Spock in a 2268 conversation with Leonard McCoy.

When countering Spock's criticism that tribbles seemed to have no practical use, McCoy seemed to feel it was enough that the creatures were "nice, soft, furry and they make a pleasant sound." Spock objected, saying the doctor's statements would also apply to an ermine violin, but he saw no value in possessing either. (TOS: "The Trouble with Tribbles")

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-An '''ermine violin''' was a conjectural [[musical instrument]] proposed by [[Spock]] in [[2268]] as an equally furry and pleasant-sounding alternative to [[tribble]]s.  It presumably would have combined the sound qualities of a traditional [[violin]] with the soft features of a creature from [[Earth]]'s Mustelid family of [[mammal]]s.  Spock noted that he could not see an advantage to having one.({{TOS|The Trouble with Tribbles}})
+An '''ermine violin''' was a [[hypothetical]] [[musical instrument]] mentioned by [[Spock]] in a [[2268]] conversation with [[Leonard McCoy]].
+When countering Spock's criticism that [[tribble]]s seemed to have no [[practicality|practical use]], McCoy seemed to feel it was enough that the creatures were "''nice, [[softness|soft]], [[fur]]ry and they make a pleasant [[sound]].''" Spock objected, saying the [[doctor]]'s statements would also apply to an [[ermine]] [[violin]], but he saw no value in possessing either. ({{TOS|The Trouble with Tribbles}})
 [[Category:Musical instruments]]
+[[Category:Fictional]]