- Mustela
- nountype genus of the family Mustelidae: minks and weasels• Syn: ↑genus Mustela• Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Mustelidae, ↑family Mustelidae• Member Meronyms:↑weasel, ↑mink, ↑polecat, ↑fitch, ↑foulmart, ↑foumart, ↑Mustela putorius, ↑black-footed ferret, ↑ferret, ↑Mustela nigripes
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\\ˌməˈstēlə\ nounUsage: capitalizedEtymology: New Latin, from Latin, weasel, probably from mus mouse + -tela (origin unknown) — more at mouse: a genus of carnivorous mammals (the type of the family Mustelidae) comprising active predators and valuable furbearers* * *
Mustela /mu-stēˈlə/nounThe marten genus, giving name to the family Musteˈlidae (otters, badgers and weasels) and the subfamily Mustelīˈnae (weasels and martens)ORIGIN: L mustēla weasel• • •musˈteline /-təl-īn/ adjective and noun
Useful english dictionary. 2012.