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ferret
(redirected from Mustela putorius furo)

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ferret verb bring to light, dig out, discover, disinter, elicit, find, fish out, hunt, look for, rimari, root out, search, seek, trace, track down, unearth
Associated concepts: ferret out a crime


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Mustela putorius furo is a member of the weasel family and a cousin of polecats.
Casper, my daughter''s name for her albino ferret friend, was busy living up to his scientific name, Mustela putorius furo which translates loosely to "stinky little thief".
FERRET FACTS: Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Sub-Phylum: Vertibrata Class: Mamalia Sub-Class: Eutheria Order: Carnivora Family: Mustelidae Sub-Family: Mustelinae Genus: Mustela Species: Mustela Putorius Furo Ferrets are susceptible to multiple diseases, and depending on their lineage, they could adrenal gland disease, pancreatic tumors, lymphosarcoma or heart disease.
 
 
 
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