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black-footed ferret
noun
: a rare weasel (Mustela nigripes) of western North American prairies having a yellowish coat, dark feet and facial mask, and a dark-tipped tail
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The nonprofit is working on reviving populations of the black-footed ferret and passenger pigeon, among other animals.
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Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
With that, the extinct black-footed ferret was officially brought back from the dead.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 26 Feb. 2025
The center breeds most of the black-footed ferrets in the US today.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 26 Feb. 2025
If only black-footed ferrets had a brand ambassador like groundhogs have in Punxsutawney Phil.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
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Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
With that, the extinct black-footed ferret was officially brought back from the dead.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 26 Feb. 2025
The center breeds most of the black-footed ferrets in the US today.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 26 Feb. 2025
If only black-footed ferrets had a brand ambassador like groundhogs have in Punxsutawney Phil.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for black-footed ferret
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“Black-footed ferret.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black-footed%20ferret. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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