black-footed ferret
[ blak-foot-id ]
noun
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
1An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
Words Nearby black-footed ferret
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How to use black-footed ferret in a sentence
The black-footed ferret is the terrible enemy of prairie dogs.
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