noun · Animals

ferret

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The meaning (definition) of the word ferret

a long, skinny, furry pet related to weasels

The word ferret used in a sentence

A ferret is a long, skinny, furry pet animal.

Words that mean the same as ferret (synonyms)

animalpet

The plural of the word ferret

ferrets

How the word ferret is said around the world

Frenchfuret (fewre)
Spanishhurón (oorohn)
Mandarin雪貂 (xuě diāo)
Hindiफेर्रेट (payrrayt)
Arabicالنمس (ahnnahms)
Russianхорек (khorek)
Portuguese (EU)furão (fooruhnuun)
Portuguese (BR)furão (fooruhnuun)
Japaneseフェレット (feretto)
GermanFrettchen (frethyuhn)
Urduفیریٹ (fayreet)
Punjabiਫੇਰੇਟ (payrayt)
Korean가는 리본 (ganeun ribon)
Hebrewסַמוּר (sahmoor)
Greekκουνάβι (kounabi)
Dutchfret (fret)
Tagalogferret (feruht)
Vietnamesechồn (chohn)
Turkishgelincik (gyaylinjik)
Persianموش خرما (moosh khohrmah)
Polishfretka (fretkah)
Ukrainianтхір (tkhir)
Bengaliবেজি (baygyee)
Swedishsnoka (snookah)
Italianfuretto (fuuraytoh)

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