资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Ferret \Fer"ret\, n. [F. furet, cf. LL. furo; prob. fr. L. fur
   thief (cf. {Furtive}); cf. Arm. fur wise, sly.] (Zo["o]l.)
   An animal of the Weasel family ({Mustela or Putorius furo}),
   about fourteen inches in length, of a pale yellow or white
   color, with red eyes. It is a native of Africa, but has been
   domesticated in Europe. Ferrets are used to drive rabbits and
   rats out of their holes.