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Ferret vs. Fisher — What's the Difference?

Ferret vs. Fisher — What's the Difference?

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Ferret

The ferret (Mustela furo) is a domestic species of small mustelid. The only domesticated species in Mustelidae, it is thought to be a descendant of the European polecat, a mammal belonging to the same genus as the weasel, Mustela.

Fisher

A person who catches fish, especially for a living or for sport; a person engaging in the pastime of fishing.

Ferret

A domesticated mustelid mammal (Mustela furo syn. Mustela putorius subsp. furo) with an elongated flexible body, often kept as a pet and sometimes trained to hunt rats or rabbits.

Fisher

A North American marten, Martes pennanti, that has thick brown fur.

Ferret

A black-footed ferret.
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Fisher

The fur of Martes pennanti.

Ferret

A narrow piece of tape used to bind or edge fabric.

Fisher

One who fishes.

Ferret

To hunt (rabbits, for example) with ferrets.

Fisher

A carnivorous animal of the Weasel family (Mustela Canadensis); the pekan; the "black cat."

Ferret

To drive out, as from a hiding place; expel.

Fisher

Someone whose occupation is catching fish

Ferret

To uncover and bring to light by searching. Often used with out
"Their work merely points the way for others to ferret out the core components of all proteins" (Natalie Angier).

Fisher

Large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal

Ferret

To hound or harry persistently; worry.

Ferret

To engage in hunting with ferrets.

Ferret

To search intensively.

Ferret

An often domesticated mammal (Mustela putorius furo) rather like a weasel, descended from the polecat and often trained to hunt burrowing animals.

Ferret

The black-footed ferret, Mustela nigripes.

Ferret

(figurative) A diligent searcher.

Ferret

(dated) A tape of silk, cotton, or ribbon, used to tie documents, clothing, etc. or along the edge of fabric.

Ferret

To hunt game with ferrets.

Ferret

To uncover and bring to light by searching; usually to ferret out.

Ferret

An animal of the Weasel family (Mustela furo syn. Putorius furo), about fourteen inches in length, of a pale yellow or white color, with red eyes. It is a native of Africa, but has been domesticated in Europe. Ferrets are used to drive rabbits and rats out of their holes. They are sometimes kept as pets.

Ferret

A kind of narrow tape, usually made of woolen; sometimes of cotton or silk; - called also ferreting.

Ferret

The iron used for trying the melted glass to see if is fit to work, and for shaping the rings at the mouths of bottles.

Ferret

To drive or hunt out of a lurking place, as a ferret does the cony; to search out by patient and sagacious efforts; - often used with out; as, to ferret out a secret.
Master Fer! I'll fer him, and firk him, and ferret him.

Ferret

Ferret of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct

Ferret

Domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits

Ferret

Hound or harry relentlessly

Ferret

Hunt with ferrets

Ferret

Search and discover through persistent investigation;
She ferreted out the truth

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