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Definition of Black-footed ferret
1. Noun. Musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct.
Generic synonyms: Mustelid, Musteline, Musteline Mammal
Group relationships: Genus Mustela, Mustela
Derivative terms: Ferret
Lexicographical Neighbors of Black-footed Ferret
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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