What is the difference between weasel and otter?
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The least weasel, Mustela nivalis .
Any of the carnivorous mammals of the genus Mustela , having a slender body, a long tail and usually a light brown upper coat and light-coloured belly.
The taxonomic family Mustelidae is also called the weasel family.
A devious or sneaky person or animal.
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.
To achieve by clever or devious means.
* 2010 (publication date), Tony Dajer, "Vital Signs", , ISSN 0274-7529, volume 32, number 1, January–February 2011, page 10:
(transitive, or, reflexive) To gain something for oneself by clever or devious means.
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To engage in clever or devious behavior.
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Any aquatic or marine carnivorous mammal, member of the family Mustelidae , which also includes weasels, polecats, badgers, and others.
(gay slang) A hairy man with a slender physique, in contrast with a bear, who is more broadly set
As nouns the difference between weasel and otter
is that weasel is the least weasel, Mustela nivalis while otter is any aquatic or marine carnivorous mammal, member of the family Mustelidae, which also includes weasels, polecats, badgers, and others.As a verb weasel
is to achieve by clever or devious means.As a proper noun Otter is
a river whose source in the Blackdown Hills, Somerset, and which flows into Lyme Bay in English Channel.weasel
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(wikipedia weasel) (en noun)Derived terms
* short-tailed weasel * weaselly, weasely * weasel wordVerb
- Prisoners are notorious for weaseling day passes to get out of lockup.