[muhs-tl-ahyn, -in] 
| 1. | belonging or pertaining to the family Mustelidae, including the martens, skunks, minks, weasels, badgers, and otters. |
| 2. | resembling a weasel. |
| 3. | tawny or brown, like a weasel in summer. |
| mus·te·line (mŭs'tə-līn', -lĭn) adj. Of, relating to, or belonging to the Mustelidae, the family of fur-bearing mammals that includes the badger, mink, otter, and weasel. [Latin mūstēlīnus, of a weasel, from mūstēla, weasel, probably from mūs, mouse; see mūs- in Indo-European roots.] |
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