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{
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"word": "chutney ferret"
},
{
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"word": "exercise the ferret"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "ferret-badger"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "ferret-legging"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "reverse ferret"
}
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"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*bʰer-"
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"2": "enm",
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},
"expansion": "Middle English furet",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "ferret"
},
"expansion": "ferret",
"name": "m"
},
{
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"1": "en",
"2": "fro",
"3": "furet"
},
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"name": "der"
},
{
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"2": "VL.",
"3": "*furittum",
"4": "",
"5": "weasel, ferret"
},
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},
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"2": "la",
"3": "fūr",
"4": "",
"5": "thief"
},
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}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English furet, ferret, from Old French furet, from Vulgar Latin *furittum (“weasel, ferret”), diminutive of Latin fūr (“thief”).",
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{
"form": "ferrets",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
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"word": "furtive"
}
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{
"_dis": "41 33 8 2 1 15",
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"name": "Mustelids",
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"Mammals",
"Vertebrates",
"Chordates",
"Animals",
"Lifeforms",
"All topics",
"Life",
"Fundamental",
"Nature"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
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"name": "People",
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"An often domesticated mammal (Mustela putorius furo) rather like a weasel, descended from the polecat and often trained to hunt burrowing animals."
],
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"mammal",
"mammal"
],
[
"Mustela putorius furo",
"Mustela putorius furo#Translingual"
],
[
"weasel",
"weasel"
],
[
"polecat",
"polecat"
],
[
"hunt",
"hunt"
],
[
"burrow",
"burrow"
]
],
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"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "qelbës"
},
{
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"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ibnu miqraḍ",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "اِبْنُ مِقْرَض"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "žantakʻis",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"word": "ժանտաքիս"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"word": "furón"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"word": "hudo"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "txor",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "тхор"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "br",
"lang": "Breton",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"word": "fured"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "por",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "пор"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "frétka",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "фре́тка"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "domášen por",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "дома́шен пор"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"word": "furó"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"word": "fura"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "xuědiāo",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"word": "雪貂"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "fretka"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "fritte"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "fret"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "myv",
"lang": "Erzya",
"roman": "pača",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"word": "пача"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"word": "furo"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"word": "tuhkur"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"word": "fretti"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "furet"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "fur",
"lang": "Friulian",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"word": "pudîs blanc"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"word": "furón"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"word": "tourón"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "krcvini",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"word": "ქრცვინი"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Frettchen"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "kounávi",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "κουνάβι"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "nyfítsa",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "νυφίτσα"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "galéē",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "γαλέη"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "galê",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "γαλῆ"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "khamós",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "חָמוֹס"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"word": "vadászgörény"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"word": "fureto"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"word": "harjokka"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "firéad"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "furetto"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "feretto",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"word": "フェレット"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"alt": "しろいたち",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "shiroitachi",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"word": "白鼬"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "küzen",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"word": "күзен"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "pereot",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"word": "페럿"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "küzön",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"word": "күзөн"
},
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"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "ltg",
"lang": "Latgalian",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"word": "saskys"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "viverra"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "sesks"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "šeškas"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "lasica",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ласица"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"word": "feret"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "mt",
"lang": "Maltese",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"word": "nemes"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"word": "tori hura"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "nv",
"lang": "Navajo",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"word": "dlǫ́ʼii"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "futhet"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ilder"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"word": "frett"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ilder"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"word": "fura"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "râsu",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"word": "راسو"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Elkj"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "fretka"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "furão"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "qu",
"lang": "Quechua",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"word": "manqu"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "rgn",
"lang": "Romagnol",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "furèt"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "nevăstuică"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"word": "furet"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "xorjók",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "хорёк"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "xorʹ",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "хорь"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "smi",
"lang": "Sami",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"word": "albinočáhppesbuoidda"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "smi",
"lang": "Sami",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"word": "ferrehtta"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Sardinian",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"word": "furittu"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Sardinian",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"word": "fughittu"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "sco",
"english": "Doric dilect",
"lang": "Scots",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"word": "futret"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "neas"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "fearaid"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "твор"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "вретна"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"masculine"
],
"word": "tvor"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "vretna"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "fretka"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "dihur"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "hurón"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"word": "fereti"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"word": "tamiller"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "iller"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "xaz",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"word": "хаз"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "maranāy vakai",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"word": "மரநாய் வகை"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "fee-rìt",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"word": "เฟร์ริต"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"word": "yaban"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"word": "dağ gelinciği"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "txir",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "тхір"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "frétka",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "фре́тка"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "domášnij txir",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "дома́шній тхір"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "hsb",
"lang": "Upper Sorbian",
"sense": "the mammal Mustela putorius furo",
"word": "łasyčka"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 41 2",
"code": "uz",
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"word": "페럿"
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"code": "tr",
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},
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"categories": [
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"Latin non-lemma forms",
"Latin verb forms"
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],
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"third-person singular imperfect active subjunctive of ferō"
],
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"msg": "inconsistent language codes nb vs no in translation item: 't' {1: 'no', 2: 'frett'}",
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"title": "ferret",
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}
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