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weasel

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wea·sel  (wzl)
n.
1. Any of various carnivorous mammals of the genus Mustela, having a long slender body, a long tail, short legs, and brownish fur that in many species turns white in winter.
2. A person regarded as sneaky or treacherous.
intr.v. wea·seled also wea·selled, wea·sel·ing also wea·sel·ling, wea·sels also wea·sels
To be evasive; equivocate.
Phrasal Verb:
weasel out Informal
To back out of a situation or commitment in a sneaky or cowardly manner.
[Middle English wesele, from Old English wesle.]
weasel
Noun
pl -sels or -sel a small meat-eating mammal with reddish-brown fur, a long body and neck, and short legs [Old English wesle]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.weasel - a person who is regarded as treacherous or sneaky
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
2.weaselweasel - small carnivorous mammal with short legs and elongated body and neck
mustelid, musteline, musteline mammal - fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals
genus Mustela, Mustela - type genus of the family Mustelidae: minks and weasels
Mustela erminea, shorttail weasel, ermine - mustelid of northern hemisphere in its white winter coat
Mustela rixosa, New World least weasel - of Canada and northeastern United States
Mustela nivalis, Old World least weasel - of Europe
long-tailed weasel, longtail weasel, Mustela frenata - the common American weasel distinguished by large size and black-tipped tail
muishond - southern African weasel
Translations
weasel [ˈwiːzl] n (ZOOL) → comadreja
weasel [ˈwiːzl] n (Zool) → belette f
weasel [ˈwiːzl] n → Wiesel nt
weasel [ˈwiːzl] n (ZOOL) → donnola
weasel
n weasel [ˈwiːzl]
a type of small flesh-eating animal with a long slender body. wesel سُرْعوب: إبْن عِرْس невестулка lasice væsel das Wiesel νυφίτσα comadreja nirk سمور lumikko belette סָמוּר कथियान्याल lasica menyét sebangsa musang hreysiköttur, vísla donnola いたち 족제비 žebenkštis zebiekste cerpelai wezel røyskatt łasica doninha nevăstuică ласка lasica podlasica lasica vessla สัตว์กินเนื้อขนาดเล็ก รูปร่างคล้ายแมว gelinci 黃鼠狼 ласиця نیولا con chồn 黄鼠狼


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A BAT who fell upon the ground and was caught by a Weasel pleaded to be spared his life.
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