musteline
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- fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammalsSynonyms: musteline mammalmustelidType of carnivoreKinds otter, badger, glutton, grison, weasel, tayra, black-footed ferret, ratel, marten, skunk +4 moreMember of Mustelidae, family Mustelidae
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Mus′te·line adjective
Origin: L. mustelinus, fr. mustela weasel.
Zoology Like or pertaining to the family Mustelidae, or the weasels and martens.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54