Welcome to Anagrammer Crossword Genius! Keep reading below to see if ferrets is an answer to any crossword puzzle or word game (Scrabble, Words With Friends etc). Scroll down to see all the info we have compiled on ferrets.
ferrets
Searching in Crosswords ...
The answer FERRETS has 10 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
Searching in Word Games ...
The word FERRETS is VALID in some board games. Check FERRETS in word games in Scrabble, Words With Friends, see scores, anagrams etc.
Searching in Dictionaries ...
Definitions of ferrets in various dictionaries:
noun - musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States
noun - domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits
verb - hound or harry relentlessly
Word Research / Anagrams and more ...
Keep reading for additional results and analysis below.
| Possible Jeopardy Clues |
|---|
| Some say the Berbers were the first to breed these from polecats they captured in Spain |
| Owners of these pets usually remove the animals' scent glands |
| These small, slender mammals often kept as pets were domesticated from the European polecat |
| Bred in captivity, dozens of these rare "masked" weasels were introduced into the Wyoming wilderness in 1991 |
| Possible Dictionary Clues |
|---|
| a domesticated polecat used chiefly for catching rabbits. It is typically albino in coloration, but sometimes brown. |
| Plural form of ferret. |
| Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ferret. |
| A domesticated polecat used chiefly for catching rabbits. It is typically albino in coloration, but sometimes brown. |
| An assiduous search for something. |
| (of a person) hunt with ferrets, typically for rabbits. |
| Rummage about in a place or container in search of something. |
| Ferrets description |
|---|
|
The ferret (Mustela putorius furo) is the domesticated form of the European polecat, a mammal belonging to the same genus as the weasel, Mustela of the family Mustelidae. They typically have brown, black, white, or mixed fur. They have an average length of 51 cm (20 in) including a 13 cm (5.1 in) tail, weigh about 1.54 pounds (0.72 kg), and have a natural lifespan of 7 to 10 years. Ferrets are sexually dimorphic predators with males being substantially larger than females. * Several other Mustelids also have the word ferret in their common names, including an endangered species, the black-footed ferret. * The history of the ferret's domestication is uncertain, like that of most other domestic animals, but it is likely that ferrets have been domesticated for at least 2,500 years. They are still used for hunting rabbits in some parts of the world, but increasingly they are kept only as pets. * Being so closely related to polecats, ferrets easily hybridize with them, and this has occasionally r |