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musteline

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From the Latin mūstēlīnus, from mūstēla (“weasel”), from mūs (“mouse”, “rat”).

adjective more musteline · most musteline · mustelline

  1. Like or relating to the family Mustelidae, or the weasels and martens.

noun mustelines · mustelline

  1. Any member of the family Mustelidae.
  2. More specifically, any member of the mustelid subfamily Mustelinae.

adjective mustelline

  1. not comparable Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of mustelids.

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@misc{musteline_2026,
  title = {musteline},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/musteline},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}