English Dictionary

ferret

/ˈfɛɹɪt/

noun

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.

I have a pet ferret.

意味（1）

An often domesticated mammal (Mustela putorius furo) rather like a weasel, descended from the polecat and often trained to hunt burrowing animals.

意味（2）

The black-footed ferret, Mustela nigripes.

意味（3）

(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.