musteline

English

Alternative forms

• mustelline (rare)

Etymology

From the Latin mūstēlīnus, from mūstēla (“weasel”), from mūs (“mouse”, “rat”).

Adjective

musteline (comparative more musteline, superlative most musteline)

1. (zoology) Like or relating to the family Mustelidae, or the weasels and martens.

Noun

musteline (plural mustelines)

1. (zoology) Any member of the family Mustelidae.
2. More specifically, any member of the mustelid subfamily Mustelinae.

References

• “musteline”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• elmustine