Mustela
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Any of the carnivorous mammals of the genus Mustela.
"Almost all of the mustelas have a power of secreting and discharging a most fetid and intolerable stench at their will; and many of them do it as a mean of defence: and often so effectually that the very beast that pursues them is compelled to relinquish the chace, so completely is he overpowered by its noisome vapour."
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More examples"Almost all of the mustelas have a power of secreting and discharging a most fetid and intolerable stench at their will; and many of them do it as a mean of defence: and often so effectually that the very beast that pursues them is compelled to relinquish the chace, so completely is he overpowered by its noisome vapour."
Etymology
From Latin mūstēla and translingual Mustela.
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