ferret

Noun

• domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits

• musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct

Verb

• search and discover through persistent investigation
  • She ferreted out the truth
    

• hunt with ferrets

• hound or harry relentlessly

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  black-footed ferret , Mustela nigripes , ferret out