mustelid
Noun
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Noun
mustelid (plural mustelids)
- Any carnivorous mammal of the diverse weasel family Mustelidae, which also includes badgers, otters, martens, mink and wolverines.
- 1998, Vivian Banci, Chapter 5: Wolverine, Thomas E. Kucera, American Marten, Fisher, Lynx, and Wolverine: Survey Methods for Their Detection, Diane Publishing, page 99 ↗,
- Relative to smaller mustelids, the wolverine has a robust appearance, rather like a small bear.
- 1998, Jon A. Baskin, 9: Mustelidae, Christine M. Janis, Kathleen M. Scott, Louis L. Jacobs, Gregg F. Gunnell, Mark D. Uhen (editors), Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America: Volume 1, Cambridge University Press, page 169 ↗,
- Mustelid diversity is well reflected in the Neogene fossil record, in spite of the fact that mustelids are among the rarest of fossil carnivores.
- 2004, Fred Cooke, The Encyclopedia of Animals: A Complete Visual Guide, University of California Press, page 134 ↗,
- The mustelid head has a low, flat skull and short face with small ears and eyes.
- 1998, Vivian Banci, Chapter 5: Wolverine, Thomas E. Kucera, American Marten, Fisher, Lynx, and Wolverine: Survey Methods for Their Detection, Diane Publishing, page 99 ↗,
- Italian: mustelide
- Spanish: mustélido
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