weasel
Any of the carnivorous mammals of the genera Mustela, Neogale, Poecilogale, and Lyncodon, having a slender body, a long tail and usually a light brown upper coat and light-coloured belly.
Other meanings
A least weasel (Mustela nivalis).
Any of certain other species of the family Mustelidae.
Example sentences
Word history
From Old English "weosule".
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