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ferret

noun as in snoop

noun as in snooper

verb as in root

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That means eradicating invasive species such as possums, rats and mustelids—a group that includes weasels, ferrets and stoats.

Taylor ferrets out the secret with her bloodthirsty relentlessness and immediately raises pandemonium.

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A 2022 study in mice and ferrets showed that a universal flu vaccine NIH plans to support has promise.

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They couple began with a handful of their own animals but gradually started taking in all creatures great and small, including horses, sheep and ferrets.

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A Hampshire MP is set to see a law he proposed to clampdown on the smuggling of dogs, cats and ferrets formally adopted.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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