mustelid

/ˈmʌstəlɪd/

Other forms: mustelids

Definitions of mustelid

1. noun

   fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals
   synonyms: musteline, musteline mammal

   types:

   weasel

   small carnivorous mammal with short legs and elongated body and neck

   mink

   slender-bodied semiaquatic mammal having partially webbed feet; valued for its fur

   Mustela putorius, fitch, foulmart, foumart, polecat

   dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened

   Mustela nigripes, black-footed ferret, ferret

   musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct

   otter

   freshwater carnivorous mammal having webbed and clawed feet and dark brown fur

   Enhydra lutris, sea otter

   large marine otter of northern Pacific coasts having very thick dark brown fur

   polecat, skunk, wood pussy

   American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae

   badger

   sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere

   Mellivora capensis, honey badger, ratel

   nocturnal badger-like carnivore of wooded regions of Africa and southern Asia

   Gulo gulo Iuscus, carcajou, skunk bear, wolverine

   stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal

   Gulo gulo gulo, glutton, wolverine

   musteline mammal of northern Eurasia

   Galictis vittatus, Grison vittatus, grison

   carnivore of Central America and South America resembling a weasel with a greyish-white back and dark underparts

   marten, marten cat

   agile slender-bodied arboreal mustelids somewhat larger than weasels

   Eira barbara, taira, tayra

   long-tailed arboreal mustelid of Central America and South America

   Mustela erminea, ermine, shorttail weasel

   mustelid of northern hemisphere in its white winter coat

   Mustela rixosa, New World least weasel

   of Canada and northeastern United States

   Mustela nivalis, Old World least weasel

   of Europe

   Mustela frenata, long-tailed weasel, longtail weasel

   the common American weasel distinguished by large size and black-tipped tail

   American mink, Mustela vison

   usually rich dark brown

   ferret

   domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits

   muishond

   southern African weasel

   Lutra canadensis, river otter

   sociable aquatic animal widely distributed along streams and lake borders in North America

   Eurasian otter, Lutra lutra

   otter found in Europe and Asia

   Mephitis mephitis, striped skunk

   most common and widespread North American skunk

   Mephitis macroura, hooded skunk

   of Mexico and southernmost parts of southwestern United States

   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

   Spilogale putorius, little spotted skunk, spotted skunk

   small skunk with a marbled black and white coat; of United States and Mexico

   American badger, Taxidea taxus

   a variety of badger native to America

   Eurasian badger, Meles meles

   a variety of badger native to Europe and Asia

   ferret badger

   small ferret-like badger of southeast Asia

   Arctonyx collaris, hog badger, hog-nosed badger, sand badger

   southeast Asian badger with a snout like a pig

   Martes martes, pine marten

   dark brown marten of northern Eurasian coniferous forests

   Martes zibellina, sable

   marten of northern Asian forests having luxuriant dark brown fur

   American marten, American sable, Martes americana

   valued for its fur

   Martes foina, beech marten, stone marten

   Eurasian marten having a brown coat with pale breast and throat

   Martes pennanti, black cat, fisher, fisher cat, pekan

   large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal

   Charronia flavigula, yellow-throated marten

   large yellow and black marten of southern China and Burma

   type of:

   carnivore

   a terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal