Pronunciation: 'sti[ng]k[ng] 'wE-z&l
Function: noun : 1 any of various small slender active carnivorous mammals, which are able to prey on animals larger than themselves. The weasel will move into a den of an animal that it has killed. Some people say that a weasel smells worse than the skunk. The weasel does not have many friends. Animals much bigger than it do not dare come near. Some say the weasel will kill without reason even though it is not hungry, although it usually is.