black-footed ferret

black-foot·ed fer·ret

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Definitions of black-footed ferret words

noun black-footed ferret a musteline mammal, Mustela nigripes, of W North America, closely related to the weasels 3
noun black-footed ferret a weasellike polecat, Mustela nigripes, of prairie regions of the U.S., having a yellowish-brown body with the tip of the tail and legs black: an endangered species. 1

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1880-85

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