(n.) Any one of various species of small carnivores belonging to the genus Putorius, as the ermine and ferret. They have a slender, elongated body, and are noted for the quickness of their movements and for their bloodthirsty habit in destroying poultry, rats, etc. The ermine and some other species are brown in summer, and turn white in winter; others are brown at all seasons.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
| APA | Webster's. (2011). weasel. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/weasel/definitions/2081199 |
| Chicago | Webster's. 2011. "weasel" http://smartdefine.org/weasel/definitions/2081199 (accessed September 21, 2026). |
| Harvard | Webster's 2011, weasel, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/weasel/definitions/2081199>. |
| MLA | Webster's. "weasel" 28 May 2011. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/weasel/definitions/2081199> |