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musteline
[ muhs-tl-ahyn, -in ]
adjective
- belonging or pertaining to the family Mustelidae, including the martens, skunks, minks, weasels, badgers, and otters.
- resembling a weasel.
- tawny or brown, like a weasel in summer.
musteline
/ ˈmʌstɪˌlaɪn; -lɪn /
adjective
- of, relating to, or belonging to the Mustelidae, a family of typically predatory mammals including weasels, ferrets, minks, polecats, badgers, skunks, and otters: order Carnivora (carnivores)
noun
- any musteline animal
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of musteline1
1650–60; < Latin ³¾³Ü²õ³Ùŧ±ôÄ«²Ô³Ü²õ, equivalent to ³¾³Ü²õ³Ùŧ±ô ( a ) weasel + -Ä«²Ô³Ü²õ -ine 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of musteline1
C17: from Latin ³¾³Ü²õ³Ùŧ±ôÄ«²Ô³Ü²õ, from ³¾³Ü²õ³Ùŧ±ôa weasel, from ³¾Å«²õ mouse + -³Ùŧ±ô²¹, of unknown origin
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Mus′teline, like a marten or weasel: tawny in colour.—n. a musteline mammal.—adj.
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General form of body musteline.
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