mustelid

English

A stoat, Mustela erminea, a variety of mustelid

Noun

mustelid (plural mustelids)

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.

   • 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:

     Mustelid diversity is well reflected in the Neogene fossil record, in spite of the fact that mustelids are among the rarest of fossil carnivores.

   • 2004, Fred Cooke, The Encyclopedia of Animals: A Complete Visual Guide, University of California Press, page 134:

     The mustelid head has a low, flat skull and short face with small ears and eyes.

Translations

any species of family Mustelidae

• Catalan: mustèlid m
• Dutch: marterachtige (nl) m
• French: mustélidé (fr) m
• German: Marder (de) m pl
• Hungarian: menyétféle
• Italian: mustelide (it) m
• Spanish: mustélido (es) m
• Turkish: sansar (tr)
• Welsh: carlymoliad (cy) m

Anagrams

• mutelids