mustelid

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mustelid

noun mustelids

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.

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noun any species of family Mustelidae

Español	mustélido
Français	mustélidé
Deutsch	Marder
Italiano	mustelide

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@misc{mustelid_2026,
  title = {mustelid},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mustelid},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}