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mustelid en · NOUN

Meanings

1. Any carnivorous mammal of the diverse weasel family Mustelidae, which also includes badgers, otters, martens, mink and wolverines.
   • 1998, Vivian Banci, Chapter 5: Wolverine, Thomas E. Kucera, American Marten, Fisher, Lynx, and Wolverine: Survey Methods for Their Detection, Diane Publishing, page 99, Relative to smaller mustelids, the wolverine has a robust appearance, rather like a small bear.
   • Mustelid diversity is well reflected in the Neogene fossil record, in spite of the fact that mustelids are among the rarest of fossil carnivores. 1998, Jon A. Baskin, “9: Mustelidae”, in Christine M. Janis, Kathleen M. Scott, Louis L. Jacobs, Gregg F. Gunnell, Mark D. Uhen, editors, Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America: Volume 1, Cambridge University Press, page 169:
   • The mustelid head has a low, flat skull and short face with small ears and eyes. 2004, Fred Cooke, The Encyclopedia of Animals: A Complete Visual Guide, University of California Press, page 134:

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tr sansar (any species of family Mustelidae) · de Marder (any species of family Mustelidae) · fr mustélidé (any species of family Mustelidae) · sv mårddjur (any species of family Mustelidae) · nl marterachtige (any species of family Mustelidae) · it mustelide (any species of family Mustelidae) · cy carlymoliad (any species of family Mustelidae) · es mustélido (any species of family Mustelidae) · hu menyétféle (any species of family Mustelidae) · ca mustèlid (any species of family Mustelidae)