HyperDic: genus_mustela

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Mustela:
NOUNanimalgenus Mustela, Mustelatype genus of the family Mustelidae
English > genus Mustela: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningtype genus of the family Mustelidae: minks and weasels.
SynonymMustela
Member ofMustelidae, family MustelidaeWeasels
Membersblack-footed ferret, ferret, Mustela nigripesmusteline mammal of prairie regions of United States
minkslender-bodied semiaquatic mammal having partially webbed feet
polecat, fitch, foulmart, foumart, Mustela putoriusdark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened
weaselsmall carnivorous mammal with short legs and elongated body and neck
Broadermammal genusA genus of mammals
Spanishgénero Mustela, genus mustela, Mustela, mustela
Catalangenus mustela, mustela, Mustela

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