Wiesel — meaning in English
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English meaning
- weasel noun A small, slender carnivorous mammal with a long body and short legs, related to the stoat and ferret.
Senses
Wiesel is used for these senses in English:
- least weasel The common weasel, little weasel, or simply weasel (Mustela nivalis), the smallest member of the weasel genus Mustela, native to Eurasia, North America, and North Africa.
- weasel Any of the carnivorous mammals of the genera Mustela, Neogale, Poecilogale, and Lyncodon, having a slender body, a long tail and usually a light brown upper coat and light-coloured belly.
- weasel A least weasel (Mustela nivalis).
- weasel Any of certain other species of the family Mustelidae.
weasel — full definition
- noun A small, slender carnivorous mammal with a long body and short legs, related to the stoat and ferret.
- noun A sneaky or deceitful person.
- verb To get out of an obligation or gain something through evasive, dishonest means.