RE:Specifics on the FerretThe name "ferret" is derived from the
Latin furittus, meaning "little thief", a likely reference to the common ferret penchant for secreting away small items.
[4] The Greek word
ictis occurs in a play written by
Aristophanes,
The Acharnians, in 425 BC. Whether this was a reference to ferrets, polecats, or the similar
Egyptian mongoose is uncertain.
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