wītara
1. (loan) (noun) weasel, Mustela nivalis - introduced to control rabbits. Similar to a stoat but smaller and with a shorter tail.
Mau ake tāna he kiore tipua, arā he wītara (HKW 11/1998:2). / He has caught a nasty little animal, that is, a weasel.
Synonyms: tori uaroa, wīhara