musteline
belonging or pertaining to the family Mustelidae, including the martens, skunks, minks, weasels, badgers, and otters.
resembling a weasel.
tawny or brown, like a weasel in summer.
Origin of musteline
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How to use musteline in a sentence
The small mandibular ramus of a musteline referred by Dr. Roth to Mephitis suffocans, does not pertain to this genus and species.
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British Dictionary definitions for musteline
/ (ˈmʌstɪˌlaɪn, -lɪn) /
of, relating to, or belonging to the Mustelidae, a family of typically predatory mammals including weasels, ferrets, minks, polecats, badgers, skunks, and otters: order Carnivora (carnivores)
any musteline animal
Origin of musteline
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