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Japanese weasel
noun
Definition of Japanese weasel
: a weasel native to Japan that is considered either a subspecies (Mustela sibirica sibirica) of the Siberian weasel or a separate species (Mustela itatsai); also : the fur of the Japanese weasel
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First Known Use of japanese weasel
1864
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