musteline Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals
    musteline mammal; mustelid.

WordNet


Mus"te*line adjective
Etymology
L. mustelinus, fr. mustela weasel.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) Like or pertaining to the family Mustelidæ, or the weasels and martens.

Webster 1913