Definitions of mustelid
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fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals
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synonyms:
musteline, musteline mammal
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types:
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weasel
small carnivorous mammal with short legs and elongated body and neck
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mink
slender-bodied semiaquatic mammal having partially webbed feet; valued for its fur
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Mustela putorius, fitch, foulmart, foumart, polecat
dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened
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Mustela nigripes, black-footed ferret, ferret
musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct
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otter
freshwater carnivorous mammal having webbed and clawed feet and dark brown fur
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Enhydra lutris, sea otter
large marine otter of northern Pacific coasts having very thick dark brown fur
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polecat, skunk, wood pussy
American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae
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badger
sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere
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Mellivora capensis, honey badger, ratel
nocturnal badger-like carnivore of wooded regions of Africa and southern Asia
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Gulo luscus, carcajou, skunk bear, wolverine
stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal
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Gulo gulo, glutton, wolverine
musteline mammal of northern Eurasia
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Galictis vittatus, Grison vittatus, grison
carnivore of Central America and South America resembling a weasel with a greyish-white back and dark underparts
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marten, marten cat
agile slender-bodied arboreal mustelids somewhat larger than weasels
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Eira barbara, taira, tayra
long-tailed arboreal mustelid of Central America and South America
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Mustela erminea, ermine, shorttail weasel
mustelid of northern hemisphere in its white winter coat
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Mustela rixosa, New World least weasel
of Canada and northeastern United States
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Mustela nivalis, Old World least weasel
of Europe
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Mustela frenata, long-tailed weasel, longtail weasel
the common American weasel distinguished by large size and black-tipped tail
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American mink, Mustela vison
usually rich dark brown
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ferret
domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits
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muishond
southern African weasel
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Lutra canadensis, river otter
sociable aquatic animal widely distributed along streams and lake borders in North America
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Eurasian otter, Lutra lutra
otter found in Europe and Asia
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Mephitis mephitis, striped skunk
most common and widespread North American skunk
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Mephitis macroura, hooded skunk
of Mexico and southernmost parts of southwestern United States
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Conepatus leuconotus, badger skunk, hog-nosed skunk, hognosed skunk, rooter skunk
large naked-muzzled skunk with white back and tail; of southwestern North America and Mexico
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Spilogale putorius, little spotted skunk, spotted skunk
small skunk with a marbled black and white coat; of United States and Mexico
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American badger, Taxidea taxus
a variety of badger native to America
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Eurasian badger, Meles meles
a variety of badger native to Europe and Asia
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ferret badger
small ferret-like badger of southeast Asia
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Arctonyx collaris, hog badger, hog-nosed badger, sand badger
southeast Asian badger with a snout like a pig
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Martes martes, pine marten
dark brown marten of northern Eurasian coniferous forests
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Martes zibellina, sable
marten of northern Asian forests having luxuriant dark brown fur
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American marten, American sable, Martes americana
valued for its fur
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Martes foina, beech marten, stone marten
Eurasian marten having a brown coat with pale breast and throat
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Martes pennanti, black cat, fisher, fisher cat, pekan
large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal
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Charronia flavigula, yellow-throated marten
large yellow and black marten of southern China and Burma
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type of:
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carnivore
a terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal
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