Ferret vs. Mink

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.

Mink are dark-colored, semiaquatic, carnivorous mammals of the genera Neogale and Mustela and part of the family Mustelidae, which also includes weasels, otters, and ferrets. There are two extant species referred to as "mink": the American mink and the European mink.

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.

Either of two semiaquatic mustelid carnivores, Mustela lutreola of Europe or Neovison vison of North America, having a pointed snout, short legs, and partly webbed toes. The North American species is bred for its commercially valuable fur.

A black-footed ferret.

The soft thick lustrous fur of a mink.

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

A coat, stole, or hat made of this fur.

To hunt (rabbits, for example) with ferrets.

(plural mink or minks) Any of various semi-aquatic, carnivorous mammals in the Mustelinae subfamily, similar to weasels, with dark fur, native to Europe and America, of which two species in different genera are extant: the American mink (Neovison vison) and the European mink (Mustela lutreola).

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

(plural mink) The fur or pelt of a mink, used to make apparel.

To uncover and bring to light by searching. Often used with out

(plural minks) An article of clothing made of mink.

To hound or harry persistently; worry.

(plural minks) An individual with poor personal hygiene; a smelly person.

To engage in hunting with ferrets.

A carnivorous mammal of the genus Mustela (foremrly Putorius), allied to the weasel. The European mink is Mustela lutreola. The common American mink (Mustela vison) varies from yellowish brown to black. Its fur is highly valued. Called also minx, nurik, and vison.

To search intensively.

The fur of the mink{1}. Together with sable, it is one of the most expensive furs not taken from endangerd species. When the fur is taken from animals grown on a farm, it called ranch mink.

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

the expensive fur of a mink

The black-footed ferret, Mustela nigripes.

fur coat made from the soft lustrous fur of minks

(figurative) A diligent searcher.

slender-bodied semiaquatic mammal having partially webbed feet; valued for its fur

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

To hunt game with ferrets.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

ferret of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct

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

hound or harry relentlessly

hunt with ferrets

search and discover through persistent investigation;