musteline mammal

musteline mammal
noun
fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals
Syn: ↑mustelid, ↑musteline
Hypernyms: ↑carnivore
Hyponyms:
Member Holonyms: ↑Mustelidae, ↑family Mustelidae

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