MUSTELINE MAMMAL Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the phrase musteline mammal. (close relations)
Definition of MUSTELINE MAMMAL
Best Alternative Words for MUSTELINE MAMMAL
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ferret | nounn | |||||||
noun • musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct • domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits verb • hound or harry relentlessly • hunt with ferrets • search and discover through persistent investigation | ||||||||
marten | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • agile slender-bodied arboreal mustelids somewhat larger than weasels | ||||||||
polecat | nounn | |||||||
noun • American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae • dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened | ||||||||
sable | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • an artist's brush made of sable hairs • the expensive dark brown fur of the marten • a very dark black • a scarf (or trimming) made of sable • marten of northern Asian forests having luxuriant dark brown fur adjective satellite • of a dark somewhat brownish black | ||||||||
stoat | nounn | |||||||
noun • the ermine in its brown summer coat with black-tipped tail | ||||||||
weasel | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who is regarded as treacherous or sneaky • small carnivorous mammal with short legs and elongated body and neck | ||||||||
mustelid | nounn | |||||||
noun • fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals | ||||||||
musteline | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals |