English > mustelid: 1 sense > noun 1, animal| Meaning | fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals. |
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| Synonyms | musteline mammal, musteline |
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| Member of | Mustelidae, family Mustelidae | Weasels |
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| Narrower | badger | sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws |
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| black-footed ferret, ferret, Mustela nigripes | musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States |
| glutton, Gulo gulo, wolverine | musteline mammal of northern Eurasia |
| grison, Grison vittatus, Galictis vittatus | carnivore of Central America and South America resembling a weasel with a greyish-white back and dark underparts |
| marten, marten cat | agile slender-bodied arboreal mustelids somewhat larger / larger than weasels |
| mink | slender-bodied semiaquatic mammal having partially webbed feet |
| otter | Freshwater carnivorous mammal having webbed and clawed feet and dark brown fur |
| polecat, fitch, foulmart, foumart, Mustela putorius | dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened |
| ratel, honey badger, Mellivora capensis | nocturnal badger-like carnivore of wooded regions of Africa and southern Asia |
| sea otter, Enhydra lutris | large marine otter of northern Pacific coasts having very thick dark brown fur |
| skunk, polecat, wood pussy | American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled |
| tayra, taira, Eira barbara | long-tailed arboreal mustelid of Central America and South America |
| weasel | small carnivorous mammal with short legs and elongated body and neck |
| wolverine, carcajou, skunk bear, Gulo luscus | Stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal |
| Broader | carnivore | A terrestrial / terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal |
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| Spanish | mamífero mustélido, mustélido, mustélidos, musteline |
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| Catalan | mustèlid, musteline |
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