ferret

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈfɛɹɪt/

Noun

figuratively

An often domesticated mammal (Mustela putorius furo) rather like a weasel, descended from the polecat and often trained to hunt burrowing animals. / The black-footed ferret, Mustela nigripes.

Japanese Meaning

フェレット：イタチ科に属する哺乳動物で、家畜化されることが多く、穴を掘る動物を狩るために訓練されることがある。 / 黒足フェレット：Mustela nigripesという種で、足が黒いフェレットの一種。

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My sister trained her ferret to fetch tiny toys from under the couch.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

妹はフェレットをソファの下から小さなおもちゃを取ってくるようにしつけた。

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The black-footed ferret, Mustela nigripes.

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(figuratively) A diligent searcher.

The most challenging documentary discoveries were made by a tenacious archival ferret, Dr Antonio Bertoletti. In 1879 he published his findings in a slim, refreshingly dry volume, Francesco Cenci e la sua Famiglia.

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ferrets

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