ferretˈfɛr ɪt
ferret (v)
- present
- ferrets
- past
- ferreted
- past participle
- ferreted
- present participle
- ferreting
ferret (n)
- plural
- ferrets
English Definitions:
black-footed ferret, ferret, Mustela nigripes (noun)
musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct
ferret (verb)
domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits
ferret (verb)
hound or harry relentlessly
ferret (verb)
hunt with ferrets
ferret out, ferret (verb)
search and discover through persistent investigation
"She ferreted out the truth"
ferret (Noun)
A mammal rather like a weasel, but which was originally bred from the polecat and often trained to hunt rats or rabbits in England.
ferret (Verb)
To hunt game with ferrets.
ferret (Verb)
To uncover and bring to light by searching; usually to ferret out.
Ferret
The ferret is a domesticated mammal belonging to the family Mustelidae. They typically have brown, black, white, or mixed fur. They have an average length of 20 inches including a 5 inch tail, weigh about 1.5–4 pounds, and have a natural lifespan of 7 to 10 years. Ferrets are sexually dimorphic predators with males being substantially larger than females. Several other small, elongated carnivorous mammals belonging to the Mustelidae family also have the word ferret in their common names, including an endangered species, the Black-footed Ferret. The ferret is a very close relative of the polecat, but it is as yet unclear whether it is a domesticated form of the European Polecat, the Steppe Polecat, or some hybrid of the two. The history of the ferret's domestication is uncertain, like that of most other domestic animals, but it is likely that ferrets have been domesticated for at least 2,500 years. They are still used for hunting rabbits in some parts of the world today, but increasingly they are kept simply as pets. Being so closely related to polecats, ferrets are quite easily able to hybridize with them, and this has occasionally resulted in feral colonies of polecat-ferret hybrids that have been perceived to have caused damage to native fauna, perhaps most notably in New Zealand. As a result, some parts of the world have imposed restrictions on the keeping of ferrets.
Ferret
The ferret (Mustela furo) is a small, domesticated species belonging to the family Mustelidae. The ferret is most likely a domesticated form of the wild European polecat (Mustela putorius), evidenced by their interfertility. Other mustelids include the stoat, badger and mink. Physically, ferrets resemble other mustelids because of their long, slender bodies. Including their tail, the average length of a ferret is about 50 cm (20 in); they weigh between 0.7 and 2.0 kg (1.5 and 4.4 lb); and their fur can be black, brown, white, or a mixture of those colours. In this sexually dimorphic species, males are considerably larger than females. Ferrets may have been domesticated since ancient times, but there is widespread disagreement because of the sparseness of written accounts and the inconsistency of those which survive. Contemporary scholarship agrees that ferrets were bred for sport, hunting rabbits in a practice known as rabbiting. In North America, the ferret has become an increasingly prominent choice of household pet, with over five million in the United States alone. The legality of ferret ownership varies by location. In New Zealand and some other countries, restrictions apply due to the damage done to native fauna by feral colonies of polecat–ferret hybrids. The ferret has also served as a fruitful research animal, contributing to research in neuroscience and infectious disease, especially influenza. The domestic ferret is often confused with the black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes), a species native to North America.
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