musteline
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- mustelline (rare)
Etymology[edit]
From the Latin mūstēlīnus, from mūstēla (“weasel”), from mūs (“mouse”, “rat”).
Adjective[edit]
musteline (comparative more musteline, superlative most musteline)
- (zoology) Like or relating to the family Mustelidae, or the weasels and martens.
Noun[edit]
musteline (plural mustelines)
- (zoology) Any member of the family Mustelidae.
- More specifically, any member of the mustelid subfamily Mustelinae.
References[edit]
- “musteline”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.