- subfamily Lutrinae
- nounsubdivision not used in some classifications: otters• Syn: ↑Lutrinae• Hypernyms: ↑mammal family• Member Holonyms: ↑Mustelidae, ↑family Mustelidae
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subfamily Lutrinae
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Lutrinae — n. A subdivision of mammals including the otters; it is not used in some classifications. Syn: subfamily Lutrinae. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lutrinae — noun subdivision not used in some classifications: otters • Syn: ↑subfamily Lutrinae • Hypernyms: ↑mammal family • Member Holonyms: ↑Mustelidae, ↑family Mustelidae … Useful english dictionary
Mustelidae — Mustelids Temporal range: Early Miocene–Recent … Wikipedia
mammal family — noun a family of mammals • Hypernyms: ↑family • Hyponyms: ↑Tachyglossidae, ↑family Tachyglossidae, ↑Ornithorhynchidae, ↑family Ornithorhynchidae, ↑Didelphidae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
family Mustelidae — noun weasels; polecats; ferrets; minks; fishers; otters; badgers; skunks; wolverines; martens • Syn: ↑Mustelidae • Hypernyms: ↑mammal family • Member Holonyms: ↑Carnivora, ↑order Carnivora … Useful english dictionary
Mustelidae — noun weasels; polecats; ferrets; minks; fishers; otters; badgers; skunks; wolverines; martens • Syn: ↑family Mustelidae • Hypernyms: ↑mammal family • Member Holonyms: ↑Carnivora, ↑order Carnivora … Useful english dictionary
otter — /ot euhr/, n., pl. otters, (esp. collectively) otter. 1. any of several aquatic, furbearing, weasellike mammals of the genus Lutra and related genera, having webbed feet and a long, slightly flattened tail. 2. the fur of an otter. [bef. 900; ME… … Universalium
Otter — /ot euhr/, n. (in the Volsunga Saga) a son of Hreidmar, who assumed the form of an otter when fishing, and who was killed by Loki while in that form. * * * Any of several semiaquatic, web footed carnivore species in four genera of the weasel… … Universalium
Otter — This article is about the carnivorous mammals. For other uses, see Otter (disambiguation). Otter Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) Scientific classification … Wikipedia
mustelid — /mus tl id/, n. 1. any of numerous carnivorous mammals of the family Mustelidae, comprising the weasels, martens, skunks, badgers, and otters. adj. 2. belonging or pertaining to the family Mustelidae. [1905 10; < NL Mustelidae family name, equiv … Universalium
