mustela
Noun
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Type genus of the family Mustelidae: minks and weasels (synset 102444354)
is a type of: mammal genus - a genus of mammalsmember holonym:
- weasel - small carnivorous mammal with short legs and elongated body and neck
- mink - slender-bodied semiaquatic mammal having partially webbed feet; valued for its fur
- fitch, foulmart, foumart, mustela putorius, polecat - dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened
- black-footed ferret, ferret, mustela nigripes - musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct
belongs to: family mustelidae, mustelidae - weasels; polecats; ferrets; minks; fishers; otters; badgers; skunks; wolverines; martenssame as: genus mustela
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