Definition of Black-footed ferret

1. Noun. Musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct.

Exact synonyms: Ferret, Mustela Nigripes
Generic synonyms: Mustelid, Musteline, Musteline Mammal
Group relationships: Genus Mustela, Mustela
Derivative terms: Ferret

Lexicographical Neighbors of Black-footed Ferret

black-capped tinamou
black-capped tinamous
black-collar
black-crested antshrike
black-crested antshrikes
black-crowned night heron
black-dot ringworm
black-eyed Susan
black-eyed Susan vine
black-eyed Susans
black-eyed pea
black-eyed peas
black-footed albatross
black-footed cat
black-footed cats
black-footed ferret (current term)
black-footed rock wallaby
black-fronted bush shrike
black-grouse
black-haired
black-handed gibbon
black-handed gibbons
black-headed gull
black-headed gulls
black-headed snake
black-hearted
black-hole
black-hooded antshrike
black-hooded antshrikes
black-house

Literary usage of Black-footed ferret

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Tracks and Tracking by Josef Brunner (1909)
"While the marten is a resident of the woods, the black-footed ferret never ... The track of the black-footed ferret is about the size of a small marten's, ..."

2. The Mammals of Colorado: An Account of the Several Species Found Within the by Edward Royal Warren (1910)
"Black-Footed Ferret. Putorius nigripes Aud. and Bach., Quad. ... The Black-footed Ferret is found on the plains from western North Dakota and northern ..."

3. The Life of Animals: The Mammals by Ernest Ingersoll (1907)
"They are rarely tame enough even to be handled black-footed ferret. . . . ,.1 , . ... This is the black-footed ferret, which, described and figured first by ..."

4. Ranch Life and the Hunting-trail by Theodore Roosevelt (1888)
"One of their worst foes is the black-footed ferret, a handsome, ... In one instance, I knew of a black-footed ferret making a succession of inroads on a ..."

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