ferret : Idioms & Phrases
black-footed ferret
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noun musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct
ferret; Mustela nigripes.
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ferret badger
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noun small ferret-like badger of southeast Asia
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ferret out
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verb search and discover through persistent investigation
ferret.
- She ferreted out the truth
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ferret-eye
Fer"ret-eye` noun
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(Zoöl.) The spur-winged goose; -- so called from the red circle around the eyes.
Webster 1913
ferret-sized
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adjective satellite having the approximate size of a ferret