ferret

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Scientific names 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Verb

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From Old French fuiret (modern furet) < Late Latin furo ‘thief, ferret’, diminutive of Latin fur ‘thief’.

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: fĕr'ət, IPA: /ˈfɛrɪt/, SAMPA: /"fer@t/

  Rhymes: -ɛrɪt

[edit] Noun

ferret (plural ferrets)

1. A mammal rather like a weasel, but which was originally bred from the polecat and often trained to hunt rats or rabbits in England.

[edit] Scientific names

• Mustela putorius furo

[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

to ferret (third-person singular simple present ferrets, present participle ferreting, simple past and past participle ferreted)

1. To hunt game with ferrets.
2. To uncover and bring to light by searching; usually to ferret out.