ferret has definitions from the field of zoology
1
[ noun ] (zoology) ferret of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct

Related terms

musteline_mammal Mustela

2
[ verb ] search and discover through persistent investigation

Synonyms

ferret_out grub

Examples

"She ferreted out the truth"

Related terms

search discover ferret_out

3
[ verb ] hunt with ferrets

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hunt black-footed_ferret

4
[ verb ] hound or harry relentlessly

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hound

5
[ noun ] (zoology) domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits

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polecat

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