Main entry: ferret
Definition: domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits
Main entry: ferret, Mustela nigripes, black-footed ferret
Definition: musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct
Main entry: ferret, ferret out
Definition: search and discover through persistent investigation
Usage: She ferreted out the truth
Main entry: ferret
Definition: hunt with ferrets
Main entry: ferret
Definition: hound or harry relentlessly