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Definition 2024
Mustelidae
Mustelidae
Translingual
Proper noun
Mustelidae
- A taxonomic family within the order Carnivora – the otters, badgers, ratels, weasels, mink, and so on.
Hypernyms
- (family): Mammalia - class; Trechnotheria - subclass; Zatheria - infraclass; Theria - supercohort; Eutheria - cohort; Epitheria - magnorder; Laurasiatheria - superorder; Carnivora - order; Caniformia - suborder
Hyponyms
- (family): Lutrinae (otters), Melinae (badgers), Mellivorinae (ratels), Taxidiinae (badgers), Mustelinae (weasels, ferrets, wolverines, martens)
Translations
weasel family
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