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Noun
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(n)
black-footed ferret
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ferret
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Mustela nigripes
(musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct)
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(n)
ferret
(domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits)
Verb
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ferret
(hound or harry relentlessly)
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ferret
(hunt with ferrets)
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ferret out
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ferret
(search and discover through persistent investigation)
"She ferreted out the truth"