Ferret vs. Stoat

Ferretnoun

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

Ferretnoun

The black-footed ferret, Mustela nigripes.

Ferretnoun

A diligent searcher.

Ferretnoun

(dated) A tape of silk, cotton, or ribbon, used to tie documents, clothing, etc. or along the edge of fabric.

Ferretverb

To hunt game with ferrets.

Ferretverb

(ambitransitive) To uncover and bring to light by searching; usually to ferret out.

Ferretnoun

An animal of the Weasel family (Mustela furo syn. Putorius furo), about fourteen inches in length, of a pale yellow or white color, with red eyes. It is a native of Africa, but has been domesticated in Europe. Ferrets are used to drive rabbits and rats out of their holes. They are sometimes kept as pets.

Ferretnoun

A kind of narrow tape, usually made of woolen; sometimes of cotton or silk; - called also ferreting.

Ferretnoun

The iron used for trying the melted glass to see if is fit to work, and for shaping the rings at the mouths of bottles.

Ferretverb

To drive or hunt out of a lurking place, as a ferret does the cony; to search out by patient and sagacious efforts; - often used with out; as, to ferret out a secret.

Ferretnoun

ferret of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct

Ferretnoun

domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits

Ferretverb

hound or harry relentlessly

Ferretverb

hunt with ferrets

Ferretverb

search and discover through persistent investigation;

Ferret

The ferret (Mustela furo) is a domestic species of small mustelid. The only domesticated species in Mustelidae, it is thought to be a descendant of the European polecat, a mammal belonging to the same genus as the weasel, Mustela.

Stoatnoun

, the ermine or short-tailed weasel, a mustelid native to Eurasia and North America, distinguished from the least weasel by its larger size and longer tail with a prominent black tip.

Stoatnoun

The ermine in its summer pelage, when it is reddish brown, but with a black tip to the tail. The name is sometimes applied also to other brown weasels.

Stoatnoun

the ermine in its brown summer coat with black-tipped tail

Stoat

The stoat or short-tailed weasel (Mustela erminea), also known as the Eurasian ermine, Beringian ermine, or simply just ermine, is a mustelid native to Eurasia and the northern portions of North America. Because of its wide circumpolar distribution, it is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.The name ermine is used for species in the genus Mustela, especially the stoat, in its pure white winter coat, or the fur thereof.Introduced in the late 19th century into New Zealand to control rabbits, the stoat has had a devastating effect on native bird populations.