ferret
Example Sentences
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They have undergone or are currently involved in successful reintroductions to the wild: Karner blue butterfly, red wolf, black-footed ferret, whooping crane, golden-lion tamarin.
From Literature
The modern discipline of psychology would ferret out the private motives of regular and refined collectors alike.
The study also included an animal experiment using ferrets, which are highly susceptible to H5N1.
From Science Daily
We will ferret out students who protest against my policies.
From Salon
That means eradicating invasive species such as possums, rats and mustelids—a group that includes weasels, ferrets and stoats.
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