Mustelid

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    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."

  2. 2
    fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals wordnet

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mustelinemusteline mammalmusteline mammal

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"The wolverine is the biggest mustelid in existence."

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