WEASELS Synonyms
There are 14 hypernyms of the word weasels. (close relations)
Definition of WEASELS
weaseling
Best Alternative Words for WEASELS
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ferrets | nounn | |||||||
noun • musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct • domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits verb • hound or harry relentlessly • hunt with ferrets • search and discover through persistent investigation | ||||||||
martens | nounn | |||||||
noun • agile slender-bodied arboreal mustelids somewhat larger than weasels | ||||||||
minks | nounn | |||||||
noun • the expensive fur of a mink • fur coat made from the soft lustrous fur of minks • slender-bodied semiaquatic mammal having partially webbed feet; valued for its fur | ||||||||
otters | nounn | |||||||
noun • the fur of an otter • freshwater carnivorous mammal having webbed and clawed feet and dark brown fur | ||||||||
polecats | nounn | |||||||
noun • American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae • dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened | ||||||||
stoats | nounn | |||||||
noun • the ermine in its brown summer coat with black-tipped tail |