black-footed ferret
[ blak-foo t-id ]
/ ˈblækˌfʊt ɪd /
noun
a weasellike polecat, Mustela nigripes, of prairie regions of the U.S., having a yellowish-brown body with the tip of the tail and legs black: an endangered species.
Origin of black-footed ferret
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85