1. (noun) ferret, Mustela putorius furo - has brown, black, white or mixed fur.
Ka kawea mai e te Pākehā ētahi momo kiore, te tori hura, te tori uaroa, te toriura, te ngeru, te poaka, te kurī. Nā tēnei, ka ngaro ētahi atu manu, kararehe hoki (Te Ara 2017). / Pākehā introduced other rat species, ferrets, weasels, stoats, cats, pigs and dogs. As a result of this other birds and animals disappeared.
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