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mustelid::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | musteline, musteline mammal |
| Type of | carnivore |
| Has types | black-footed ferret, carcajou, eira barbara, enhydra lutris, wood pussy, wolverine, badger, ferret, fitch, foulmart, foumart, galictis vittatus, glutton, grison, grison vittatus, gulo gulo, gulo luscus, honey badger, marten, marten cat, mellivora capensis, mink, mustela nigripes, mustela putorius, otter, polecat, ratel, sea otter, skunk, skunk bear, taira, tayra, weasel |
Examples of mustelid
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Classified a mustelid, the fisher is cousin to mink, wolverine, pine marten, badger and skunk.
From the post-gazette.com
The extinct sea mink of northeast North America is another mustelid that adapted to a marine environment.
From the en.wikipedia.org
As the smallest marine mammal, sea otters are members of the weasel or mustelid family, according to the Shedd release.
From the orlandosentinel.com
In the 1800s, this cat-sized mustelid, a relative of the badger, weasel and otter, was present in every county in England.
From the newscientist.com
It has the greatest body length of any species in the mustelid family, although the sea otter may be heavier.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Unusually for a mustelid, the giant otter is a social species, with family groups typically supporting three to eight members.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Badgers are vulnerable to the mustelid herpesvirus-1, as well as rabies and canine distemper, though the latter two are absent in Great Britain.
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Baker, his mustelid eyes darting intently about the courtroom, went on trial on nine counts of larceny, tax evasion and conspiracy to defraud the Government.
From the time.com
Stoat territoriality has a generally mustelid spacing pattern, with male territories encompassing smaller female territories, which they defend from other males.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Musteline mammal: fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals
- Mustelidae or Mustelids (from Latin mustela, weasel), commonly referred to as the weasel family, are a family of carnivorous mammals. ...
- Any member of the family Mustelidae including weasels, otters, badgers, and mink. They are small terrestrial, arboreal or semiquatic carnivorous mammals.
- Sub-group of the Carnivores, including stoats, polecats, badgers and otters.
- A family of carnivorous mammals that live in both aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Species include: otter, sea otter, ferrets, weasels, skunk, badger, mink, ferret, wolverine, etc.
