Mustelid

Synonyms for "mustelid" (19 found)

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Noun(6 words)
martensminksmustelid clademustelid groupmustelid mammalmustelidae member

Related words (9)

Noun(9 words)
musteline mammalotterlikeotterssablesweaselweasel family memberweasel groupweasellikewolverine

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badgerelongated bodyermineferretlong rostrumminkottershort limbsslender skullweasel

Collocations

11 entries
mustelid anatomymustelid behaviormustelid ecologymustelid familymustelid fossilsmustelid groupmustelid skullmustelid speciesmusteline traitsotterlike adaptationsweasellike morphology

Inflections

3 entries
more mustelinemost mustelinemustelids

Derivations

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Sample sentences

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The wolverine is the biggest mustelid in existence.

Source: tatoeba (13004215)

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.

Source: wiktionary

Mustelid diversity is well reflected in the Neogene fossil record, in spite of the fact that mustelids are among the rarest of fossil carnivores.

Source: wiktionary

The mustelid head has a low, flat skull and short face with small ears and eyes.

Source: wiktionary

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