Mammal Whose Latin Name Means Little Thief

This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from Top Secret, Group 2098, Puzzle 2 (Secret Rendezvous).

Question is: Mammal Whose Latin Name Means Little Thief

and the answer is: FERRET

Word Meaning:

FERRET — An often domesticated mammal (Mustela putorius furo) rather like a weasel, descended from the European polecat and often trained to hunt burrowing animals.

Definitions from Wiktionary.