musteline

musteline
/mus"tl uyn', -in/, adj.
1. belonging or pertaining to the family Mustelidae, including the martens, skunks, minks, weasels, badgers, and otters.
2. resembling a weasel.
3. tawny or brown, like a weasel in summer.
[1650-60; < L mustelinus, equiv. to mustel(a) weasel + -inus -INE1]

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