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black-footed ferret
[
blak
-f
oo
t-id]
/ˈblækˌfʊt ɪd/
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noun
1.
a weasellike polecat,
Mustela nigripes,
of prairie regions of the U.S., having a yellowish-brown body with the tip of the tail and legs black: an endangered species.
Origin of
black-footed ferret
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1880-1885
An Americanism dating back to
1880-85
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The
black-footed ferret
is the terrible enemy of prairie dogs.
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Word Value for
black
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