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"word": "Mustelidae"
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"taxonomic": "Poecilogale albinucha",
"word": "African striped weasel"
},
{
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"taxonomic": "Mustela altaica",
"word": "Altai weasel"
},
{
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"alt": "Neogale africana",
"word": "Amazon weasel"
},
{
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"taxonomic": "Mustela strigidorsa",
"word": "back-striped weasel"
},
{
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"taxonomic": "Mustela cicognanii",
"word": "Bonaparte's weasel"
},
{
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"taxonomic": "Mustela frenata",
"word": "bridled weasel"
},
{
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"alt": "Neogale felipei",
"word": "Colombian weasel"
},
{
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"taxonomic": "Mustela nivalis",
"word": "common weasel"
},
{
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"taxonomic": "Mustela nivalis",
"word": "dwarf weasel"
},
{
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"taxonomic": "Mustela nivalis subpalmata",
"word": "Egyptian weasel"
},
{
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"taxonomic": "Mellivora capensis",
"word": "honey weasel"
},
{
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"taxonomic": "Mustela itatsai",
"word": "Japanese weasel"
},
{
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"taxonomic": "Mustela nivalis",
"word": "least weasel"
},
{
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"taxonomic": "Mustela nivalis",
"word": "little weasel"
},
{
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"taxonomic": "Mustela frenata",
"word": "long-tailed weasel"
},
{
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"taxonomic": "Viverricula malaccensis",
"word": "Malacca weasel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "Malay weasel"
},
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"taxonomic": "Mustela nudipes",
"word": "Malayan weasel"
},
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"taxonomic": "Mustela altaica",
"word": "mountain weasel"
},
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"taxonomic": "Mustela frenata noveboracensis",
"word": "New York weasel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"taxonomic": "Mustela altaica",
"word": "pale weasel"
},
{
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"taxonomic": "Lyncodon patagonicus",
"word": "Patagonian weasel"
},
{
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"taxonomic": "Mustela nivalis",
"word": "pygmy weasel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"taxonomic": "Mustela richardsonii",
"word": "short-tailed weasel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"taxonomic": "Mustela sibirica",
"word": "Siberian weasel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"taxonomic": "Poecilogale albinucha",
"word": "snake weasel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"taxonomic": "Mustela strigidorsa",
"word": "stripe-backed weasel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"taxonomic": "Vormela spp.",
"word": "tiger weasel"
},
{
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"taxonomic": "Mustela tonkinensis",
"word": "Tonkin weasel"
},
{
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"alt": "Neogale vison",
"word": "vison weasel"
},
{
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"taxonomic": "Mustela erminea",
"word": "white weasel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"taxonomic": "Mustela sibirica",
"word": "yellow weasel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"taxonomic": "Mustela kathiah",
"word": "yellow-bellied weasel"
},
{
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"word": "other"
},
{
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"word": "chalk-eating weasel"
},
{
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"word": "honey weasel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "weasel clause"
},
{
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"word": "weasel war dance"
},
{
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"word": "weasel-faced"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "weasel-like"
},
{
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"word": "iceweasel"
},
{
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"alt": "Pronodon spp.; Poiana richardsoni",
"word": "weasel cat"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "weasel coot"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "weasel duck"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"taxonomic": "Euphractus spp.",
"word": "weasel-headed armadillo"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"taxonomic": "Lepilemur mustelinus",
"word": "weasel lemur"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "weaselly"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "weasely"
},
{
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"taxonomic": "Solpugidae spp.",
"word": "weasel spider"
},
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"word": "weasel word"
},
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"word": "wild weasel"
}
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"2": "enm",
"3": "wesele"
},
"expansion": "Middle English wesele",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ang",
"3": "weosule"
},
"expansion": "Old English weosule",
"name": "inh"
},
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"1": "en",
"2": "gmw-pro",
"3": "*wisulā"
},
"expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *wisulā",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*wisulǭ"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Germanic *wisulǭ",
"name": "inh"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English wesele, from Old English weosule, from Proto-West Germanic *wisulā, from Proto-Germanic *wisulǭ.\nThe verb is from c. 1900, from the supposed cunningness of the weasel.",
"forms": [
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"form": "weasels",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
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"expansion": "weasel (plural weasels)",
"name": "en-noun"
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"wea‧sel"
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
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"kind": "lifeform",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Mustelids",
"orig": "en:Mustelids",
"parents": [
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"Mammals",
"Vertebrates",
"Chordates",
"Animals",
"Lifeforms",
"All topics",
"Life",
"Fundamental",
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"glosses": [
"The least weasel, Mustela nivalis."
],
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"links": [
[
"least weasel",
"least weasel"
],
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"Mustela nivalis",
"Mustela nivalis#Translingual"
]
],
"translations": [
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"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "nuselalë"
},
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"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "bukël"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "bishtafurkë"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "furrëbubëz"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "larakuqe"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "nusebukur"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "nusëz"
},
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"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "nusmirë"
},
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"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "nusël"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "alq",
"lang": "Algonquin",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"word": "cigosi"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ibn ʕirs",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "اِبْن عِرْس"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʕirsa",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "عِرْسَة"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "ary",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "farat el-khil",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"Moroccan-Arabic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "فارة الخيل"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "akʿis",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"word": "աքիս"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"word": "mustadiella"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"word": "colleralba"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"word": "denunciella"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"word": "rataliga"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "ba",
"lang": "Bashkir",
"roman": "yətsə",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"word": "йәтсә"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"word": "erbinude"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "láska",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ла́ска"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "br",
"lang": "Breton",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"word": "kaerell"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "nevestúlka",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "невесту́лка"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mostela"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "língyòu",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"word": "伶鼬"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"word": "銀鼠"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"word": "银鼠"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "cim",
"lang": "Cimbrian",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "bròiballe"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "lasice"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "væsel"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "brud"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "wezel"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "vizelo"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "vizelino"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"word": "nirk"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"word": "lumikko"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "belette"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "belette d’Europe"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "belette pygmée"
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{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "petite belette"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "fouine"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "denociña"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "doniña"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "donicela"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "tritina",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"word": "თრითინა"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "sindiopala",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"word": "სინდიოფალა"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "dedopala",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"word": "დედოფალა"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Wiesel"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Mauswiesel"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Zwergwiesel"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Kleinwiesel"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "de",
"english": "popularly",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Hermännchen"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "nyfítsa",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "νυφίτσα"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "galéē",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "γαλέη"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "galê",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "γαλῆ"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "ḥamós",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "חָמוֹס"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "rāsū",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "रासू"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"word": "menyét"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "bláthnaid ghallda"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "donnola"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "itachi",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"word": "イタチ"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"alt": "いたち",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "itachi",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"word": "鼬"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"alt": "いたち",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "itachi",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"word": "鼬鼠"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"alt": "いいずな",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "īzuna",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"word": "飯綱"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "jokjebi",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"word": "족제비"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "ltg",
"lang": "Latgalian",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"word": "luoseica"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mūstēla"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "zebiekste"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "žebenkštis"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "nds",
"lang": "Low German",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Wesel"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "lb",
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Wisel"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "lásica",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ла́сица"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"word": "wesel"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"word": "tori uaroa"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "mzn",
"lang": "Mazanderani",
"roman": "lesk",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"word": "لسک"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "nv",
"lang": "Navajo",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"word": "dlǫ́ʼii"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mostèla"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"word": "wesle"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "râsu",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"word": "راسو"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Elkj"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "łasica"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "doninha"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "nevăstuică"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "láska",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ла́ска"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "sco",
"lang": "Scots",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"word": "whitrat"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "neas"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "neas bheag"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "ласица"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "lasica"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "baḍḍòttula"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "podlasica"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "dsb",
"lang": "Lower Sorbian",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "łasyca"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "dsb",
"lang": "Lower Sorbian",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "łasycka"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "dsb",
"lang": "Upper Sorbian",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "kohlica"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "comadreja"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mustela"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "turón"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"word": "vessla"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"word": "mustela"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "piiang-pɔɔn",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"word": "เพียงพอน"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "bo",
"lang": "Tibetan",
"roman": "ze mo ser po",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"word": "ཟེ་མོ་སེར་པོ"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"word": "gelincik"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "láska",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ла́ска"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "lásycja",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ла́сиця"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "visaf"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "marcote"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "bascolete"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "gwenci"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "bronwen"
},
{
"_dis1": "72 14 10 0 4",
"code": "fy",
"lang": "West Frisian",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "wezeling"
}
]
},
{
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{
"_dis": "32 30 12 5 13 4 3 2",
"kind": "lifeform",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Mustelids",
"orig": "en:Mustelids",
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"Mammals",
"Vertebrates",
"Chordates",
"Animals",
"Lifeforms",
"All topics",
"Life",
"Fundamental",
"Nature"
],
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},
{
"_dis": "10 21 6 0 23 14 11 14",
"kind": "topical",
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"name": "People",
"orig": "en:People",
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"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
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}
],
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],
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],
[
"mammal",
"mammal"
],
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]
],
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{
"_dis1": "14 73 10 0 3",
"sense": "any of the carnivorous mammals of the genus Mustela",
"word": "mustela"
}
],
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{
"_dis1": "16 70 11 0 3",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "láska",
"sense": "any mammal of the genus Mustela",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ла́ска"
},
{
"_dis1": "16 70 11 0 3",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "any mammal of the genus Mustela",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "visó"
},
{
"_dis1": "16 70 11 0 3",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yòushǔ",
"sense": "any mammal of the genus Mustela",
"word": "鼬鼠"
},
{
"_dis1": "16 70 11 0 3",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "any mammal of the genus Mustela",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "mustelo"
},
{
"_dis1": "16 70 11 0 3",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "any mammal of the genus Mustela",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "virmustelo"
},
{
"_dis1": "16 70 11 0 3",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "any mammal of the genus Mustela",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mustelino"
},
{
"_dis1": "16 70 11 0 3",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "any mammal of the genus Mustela",
"word": "mustelo"
},
{
"_dis1": "16 70 11 0 3",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "any mammal of the genus Mustela",
"word": "kärppä"
},
{
"_dis1": "16 70 11 0 3",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "any mammal of the genus Mustela",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Wiesel"
},
{
"_dis1": "16 70 11 0 3",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "galéē",
"sense": "any mammal of the genus Mustela",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "γαλέη"
},
{
"_dis1": "16 70 11 0 3",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "galê",
"sense": "any mammal of the genus Mustela",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "γαλῆ"
},
{
"_dis1": "16 70 11 0 3",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "any mammal of the genus Mustela",
"word": "menyét"
},
{
"_dis1": "16 70 11 0 3",
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "any mammal of the genus Mustela",
"word": "cerpelai"
},
{
"_dis1": "16 70 11 0 3",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "any mammal of the genus Mustela",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "easóg"
},
{
"_dis1": "16 70 11 0 3",
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "any mammal of the genus Mustela",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "sermulis"
},
{
"_dis1": "16 70 11 0 3",
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "any mammal of the genus Mustela",
"word": "zebiekste"
},
{
"_dis1": "16 70 11 0 3",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "any mammal of the genus Mustela",
"word": "wītara"
},
{
"_dis1": "16 70 11 0 3",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "any mammal of the genus Mustela",
"word": "wīhara"
},
{
"_dis1": "16 70 11 0 3",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "any mammal of the genus Mustela",
"word": "tori uaroa"
},
{
"_dis1": "16 70 11 0 3",
"code": "nv",
"lang": "Navajo",
"sense": "any mammal of the genus Mustela",
"word": "dlǫ́ʼii"
},
{
"_dis1": "16 70 11 0 3",
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "any mammal of the genus Mustela",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Elkj"
},
{
"_dis1": "16 70 11 0 3",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "any mammal of the genus Mustela",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "doninha"
},
{
"_dis1": "16 70 11 0 3",
"code": "qu",
"lang": "Quechua",
"sense": "any mammal of the genus Mustela",
"word": "achuqalla"
},
{
"_dis1": "16 70 11 0 3",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "láska",
"sense": "any mammal of the genus Mustela",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ла́ска"
},
{
"_dis1": "16 70 11 0 3",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "any mammal of the genus Mustela",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "neas"
},
{
"_dis1": "16 70 11 0 3",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "láska",
"sense": "any mammal of the genus Mustela",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ла́ска"
},
{
"_dis1": "16 70 11 0 3",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "lásycja",
"sense": "any mammal of the genus Mustela",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ла́сиця"
},
{
"_dis1": "16 70 11 0 3",
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "any mammal of the genus Mustela",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "visaf"
},
{
"_dis1": "16 70 11 0 3",
"code": "fy",
"lang": "West Frisian",
"sense": "any mammal of the genus Mustela",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "marter"
}
]
},
{
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{
"_dis": "32 30 12 5 13 4 3 2",
"kind": "lifeform",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Mustelids",
"orig": "en:Mustelids",
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"Carnivores",
"Mammals",
"Vertebrates",
"Chordates",
"Animals",
"Lifeforms",
"All topics",
"Life",
"Fundamental",
"Nature"
],
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}
],
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"The taxonomic family Mustelidae is also called the weasel family."
],
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[
"Mustelidae",
"Mustelidae#Translingual"
]
],
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{
"_dis1": "19 26 53 0 2",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "any mammal of the family Mustelidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mustèlid"
},
{
"_dis1": "19 26 53 0 2",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "any mammal of the family Mustelidae",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "musteledo"
},
{
"_dis1": "19 26 53 0 2",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "any mammal of the family Mustelidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "virmusteledo"
},
{
"_dis1": "19 26 53 0 2",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "any mammal of the family Mustelidae",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "musteledino"
},
{
"_dis1": "19 26 53 0 2",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "any mammal of the family Mustelidae",
"word": "mustelo"
},
{
"_dis1": "19 26 53 0 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "any mammal of the family Mustelidae",
"word": "näätäeläin"
},
{
"_dis1": "19 26 53 0 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "any mammal of the family Mustelidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Marder"
},
{
"_dis1": "19 26 53 0 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "any mammal of the family Mustelidae",
"word": "tori uaroa"
},
{
"_dis1": "19 26 53 0 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "any mammal of the family Mustelidae",
"word": "tori"
},
{
"_dis1": "19 26 53 0 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "any mammal of the family Mustelidae",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "comadreja"
},
{
"_dis1": "19 26 53 0 2",
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "any mammal of the family Mustelidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "bascolidî"
}
]
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"ref": "2016 February 8, Marwan Bishara, “Why Obama fails the leadership test in the Middle East”, in Al Jazeera English",
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}
],
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"A devious or sneaky person or animal."
],
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[
"devious",
"devious"
],
[
"sneaky",
"sneaky"
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]
},
{
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{
"_dis": "32 30 12 5 13 4 3 2",
"kind": "lifeform",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Mustelids",
"orig": "en:Mustelids",
"parents": [
"Carnivores",
"Mammals",
"Vertebrates",
"Chordates",
"Animals",
"Lifeforms",
"All topics",
"Life",
"Fundamental",
"Nature"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "10 21 6 0 23 14 11 14",
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "People",
"orig": "en:People",
"parents": [
"Human",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
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}
],
"glosses": [
"A type of yarn winder used for counting the yardage of handspun yarn. It most commonly has a wooden peg or dowel that pops up from the gearing mechanism after a certain number of yards have been wound onto the winder."
],
"id": "en-weasel-en-noun-DSVDcBiu",
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "4 5 2 1 89",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "yarn winder",
"word": "härveli"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 5 2 1 89",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "anémi",
"sense": "yarn winder",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ανέμη"
}
]
}
],
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{
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{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "láska",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ла́ска"
},
{
"code": "br",
"lang": "Breton",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"word": "kaerell"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "nevestúlka",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "невесту́лка"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mostela"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "língyòu",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"word": "伶鼬"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"word": "銀鼠"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"word": "银鼠"
},
{
"code": "cim",
"lang": "Cimbrian",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "bròiballe"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "lasice"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "væsel"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "brud"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "wezel"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "vizelo"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "vizelino"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"word": "nirk"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"word": "lumikko"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "belette"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "belette d’Europe"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "belette pygmée"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "petite belette"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "fouine"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "denociña"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "doniña"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "donicela"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "tritina",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"word": "თრითინა"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "sindiopala",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"word": "სინდიოფალა"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "dedopala",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"word": "დედოფალა"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "dedopala",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"word": "დედოფალა"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Wiesel"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Mauswiesel"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Zwergwiesel"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Kleinwiesel"
},
{
"code": "de",
"english": "popularly",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Hermännchen"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "nyfítsa",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "νυφίτσα"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "galéē",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "γαλέη"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "galê",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "γαλῆ"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "ḥamós",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "חָמוֹס"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "rāsū",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "रासू"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"word": "menyét"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "bláthnaid ghallda"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "donnola"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "itachi",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"word": "イタチ"
},
{
"alt": "いたち",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "itachi",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"word": "鼬"
},
{
"alt": "いたち",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "itachi",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"word": "鼬鼠"
},
{
"alt": "いいずな",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "īzuna",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"word": "飯綱"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "jokjebi",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"word": "족제비"
},
{
"code": "ltg",
"lang": "Latgalian",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"word": "luoseica"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mūstēla"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "zebiekste"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "žebenkštis"
},
{
"code": "nds",
"lang": "Low German",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Wesel"
},
{
"code": "lb",
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Wisel"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "lásica",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ла́сица"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"word": "wesel"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"word": "tori uaroa"
},
{
"code": "mzn",
"lang": "Mazanderani",
"roman": "lesk",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"word": "لسک"
},
{
"code": "nv",
"lang": "Navajo",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"word": "dlǫ́ʼii"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mostèla"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"word": "wesle"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "râsu",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"word": "راسو"
},
{
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Elkj"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "łasica"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "doninha"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "nevăstuică"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "láska",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ла́ска"
},
{
"code": "sco",
"lang": "Scots",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"word": "whitrat"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "neas"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "neas bheag"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "ласица"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "lasica"
},
{
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "baḍḍòttula"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "podlasica"
},
{
"code": "dsb",
"lang": "Lower Sorbian",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "łasyca"
},
{
"code": "dsb",
"lang": "Lower Sorbian",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "łasycka"
},
{
"code": "dsb",
"lang": "Upper Sorbian",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "kohlica"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "comadreja"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mustela"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "turón"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"word": "vessla"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"word": "mustela"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "piiang-pɔɔn",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"word": "เพียงพอน"
},
{
"code": "bo",
"lang": "Tibetan",
"roman": "ze mo ser po",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"word": "ཟེ་མོ་སེར་པོ"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"word": "gelincik"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "láska",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ла́ска"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "lásycja",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ла́сиця"
},
{
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "visaf"
},
{
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "marcote"
},
{
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "bascolete"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "gwenci"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "bronwen"
},
{
"code": "fy",
"lang": "West Frisian",
"sense": "least weasel, Mustela nivalis",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "wezeling"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "láska",
"sense": "any mammal of the genus Mustela",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ла́ска"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "any mammal of the genus Mustela",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "visó"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yòushǔ",
"sense": "any mammal of the genus Mustela",
"word": "鼬鼠"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "any mammal of the genus Mustela",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "mustelo"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "any mammal of the genus Mustela",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "virmustelo"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "any mammal of the genus Mustela",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mustelino"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "any mammal of the genus Mustela",
"word": "mustelo"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "any mammal of the genus Mustela",
"word": "kärppä"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "any mammal of the genus Mustela",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Wiesel"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "galéē",
"sense": "any mammal of the genus Mustela",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "γαλέη"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "galê",
"sense": "any mammal of the genus Mustela",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "γαλῆ"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "any mammal of the genus Mustela",
"word": "menyét"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "any mammal of the genus Mustela",
"word": "cerpelai"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "any mammal of the genus Mustela",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "easóg"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "any mammal of the genus Mustela",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "sermulis"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "any mammal of the genus Mustela",
"word": "zebiekste"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "any mammal of the genus Mustela",
"word": "wītara"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "any mammal of the genus Mustela",
"word": "wīhara"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "any mammal of the genus Mustela",
"word": "tori uaroa"
},
{
"code": "nv",
"lang": "Navajo",
"sense": "any mammal of the genus Mustela",
"word": "dlǫ́ʼii"
},
{
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "any mammal of the genus Mustela",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Elkj"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "any mammal of the genus Mustela",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "doninha"
},
{
"code": "qu",
"lang": "Quechua",
"sense": "any mammal of the genus Mustela",
"word": "achuqalla"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "láska",
"sense": "any mammal of the genus Mustela",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ла́ска"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "any mammal of the genus Mustela",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "neas"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "láska",
"sense": "any mammal of the genus Mustela",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ла́ска"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "lásycja",
"sense": "any mammal of the genus Mustela",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ла́сиця"
},
{
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "any mammal of the genus Mustela",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "visaf"
},
{
"code": "fy",
"lang": "West Frisian",
"sense": "any mammal of the genus Mustela",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "marter"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "any mammal of the family Mustelidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mustèlid"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "any mammal of the family Mustelidae",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "musteledo"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "any mammal of the family Mustelidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "virmusteledo"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "any mammal of the family Mustelidae",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "musteledino"
},
{
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"sense": "any mammal of the family Mustelidae",
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "any mammal of the family Mustelidae",
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"code": "mi",
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"code": "mi",
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"sense": "any mammal of the family Mustelidae",
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "any mammal of the family Mustelidae",
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"code": "wa",
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "yarn winder",
"word": "härveli"
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"word": "weasel one's way"
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{
"word": "weasel out"
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"word": "ferret"
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{
"word": "mink"
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{
"word": "polecat"
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{
"word": "stoat"
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"ref": "2010 (publication date), Tony Dajer, \"Vital Signs\", Discover, ISSN 0274-7529, volume 32, number 1, January–February 2011, page 10",
"text": "Prisoners are notorious for weaseling day passes to get out of lockup […] ."
}
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"ref": "2006, Tony Ruggiero, Alien Deception",
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"ref": "2010, Susie Davis, Uncovered: Revealing the Secrets of a Sexy Marriage, page 147",
"text": "Within just a couple of days, she [a dog] had weaseled her way into our hearts.",
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"ref": "1996, Stefan Bechtel, Larry Stains, Sex: A Man's Guide, page 151",
"text": "Authority figures have a history of weaseling on this topic.",
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"(intransitive) To engage in clever or devious behavior."
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"ipa": "/ˈwiːz(ə)l/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
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},
{
"ipa": "/ˈwizəl/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈwizl̩/",
"tags": [
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]
},
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"rhymes": "-iːzəl"
},
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"audio": "en-us-weasel.ogg",
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"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/En-us-weasel.ogg",
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"enpr": "wēʹzəl"
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"tags": [
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "klinča",
"sense": "to weasel out of doing something",
"word": "клинча"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to weasel out of doing something",
"word": "lusmuilla"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to weasel out of doing something",
"word": "kiemurrella"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to weasel out of doing something",
"word": "kihúzza magát valamiből"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to weasel out of doing something",
"word": "wykręcić się"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "uvílivatʹ",
"sense": "to weasel out of doing something",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "уви́ливать"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "uvilʹnútʹ",
"sense": "to weasel out of doing something",
"tags": [
"perfective"
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"word": "увильну́ть"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to weasel something out of somebody",
"word": "huiputtaa"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to weasel something out of somebody",
"word": "kieroilla"
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"word": "weasel"
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