Monday, July 19, 2010

What animal name is the Latin word for thief?

Which one of these animals is it? Ferret, Racoon or Rabbit.

What animal name is the Latin word for thief?
Ferret:


Middle English furet, ferret, from Old French furet, from Vulgar Latin *f奴rittus, diminutive of Latin f奴r, thief; see bher-1 in Indo-European roots.] (american heritage dictionary)





Raptor also means thief in latin, FYI.
Reply:It is ferret, that is the nickname we gave our 4 yo daughter if you put anything down she takes it and hides, it just like a ferret. hence the nickname.
Reply:Racoon
Reply:Ferret





just like now





to ferret means - to steal sneakley


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