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least weasel

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noun

  1. a weasel, Mustela nivalis, of northern regions, that grows to a length of about 6 inches (15 centimeters).

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A movement caught her eye and she glanced up to see a least weasel washing his belly on the other side of the knoll.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George

It is not very much larger than the least weasel, and has the same long, lithe, slender body and neck.

From Nature's Serial Story by Roe, Edward Payson

Two other interesting animals may have lived in that tree, the least weasel and his sanguinary cousin the ermine, or large weasel.

From Nature's Serial Story by Roe, Edward Payson

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