ferret
English Thesaurus
1. domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | fitch, foulmart, foumart, mustela putorius, polecat, |
| definition | : | dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened (noun.animal) |
2. musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | mustelid, musteline, musteline mammal, |
| definition | : | fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals (noun.animal) |
| member meronym | : | genus mustela, mustela, |
| definition | : | type genus of the family Mustelidae: minks and weasels (noun.animal) |
3. search and discover through persistent investigation (verb.cognition)
4. hunt with ferrets (verb.competition)
| hypernym | : | hunt, hunt down, run, track down, |
| definition | : | pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals) (verb.competition) |
5. hound or harry relentlessly (verb.motion)
6. musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct (noun.animal)
| derivation | : | ferret, |
| definition | : | hunt with ferrets (verb.competition) |
7. hunt with ferrets (verb.competition)
| derivation | : | black-footed ferret, ferret, mustela nigripes, |
| definition | : | musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct (noun.animal) |
8. musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct (noun.animal)
| derivation | : | ferret, |
| definition | : | hunt with ferrets (verb.competition) |
9. hunt with ferrets (verb.competition)
| derivation | : | black-footed ferret, ferret, mustela nigripes, |
| definition | : | musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct (noun.animal) |
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