Mustelidae

Translingual

Etymology

Mustela +‎ -idae

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 (European badgers), Mellivorinae (honey badgers/ratels), Taxidiinae (American badgers), Mustelinae (weasels, ferrets, wolverines, martens)

Translations

weasel family

Finnish: näätäeläimet (fi)

Georgian: კვერნისებრნი (ḳvernisebrni)

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