BLACK-FOOTED FERRET

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct

Synonyms:

black-footed ferret; ferret; Mustela nigripes

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("black-footed ferret" is a kind of...):

mustelid; musteline; musteline mammal (fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals)

Holonyms ("black-footed ferret" is a member of...):

genus Mustela; Mustela (type genus of the family Mustelidae: minks and weasels)

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