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νυφίτσα — meaning in English

nyfitsa

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English meaning

  • ferret noun A small, slender, domesticated relative of the weasel, sometimes used to hunt rabbits and other burrowing animals.
  • weasel noun A small, slender carnivorous mammal with a long body and short legs, related to the stoat and ferret.

Senses

νυφίτσα is used for these senses in English:

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

ferret — full definition

  1. noun A small, slender, domesticated relative of the weasel, sometimes used to hunt rabbits and other burrowing animals.
  2. noun A person who searches persistently and thoroughly.
  3. verb To search persistently until something hidden is found (usually "ferret out").

weasel — full definition

  1. noun A small, slender carnivorous mammal with a long body and short legs, related to the stoat and ferret.
  2. noun A sneaky or deceitful person.
  3. verb To get out of an obligation or gain something through evasive, dishonest means.

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