| prop. n. | 1. | A natural family of fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals including the weasels; polecats; ferrets; minks; fishers; otters; badgers; skunks; wolverines; and martens. |
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| Noun | 1. |  Mustelidae - weasels; polecats; ferrets; minks; fishers; otters; badgers; skunks; wolverines; martensmammal family - a family of mammals Carnivora, order Carnivora - cats; lions; tigers; panthers; dogs; wolves; jackals; bears; raccoons; skunks; and members of the suborder Pinnipedia genus Mustela, Mustela - type genus of the family Mustelidae: minks and weasels genus Poecilogale, Poecilogale - muishonds genus Ictonyx, Ictonyx - a genus of Mustelidae Lutrinae, subfamily Lutrinae - subdivision not used in some classifications: otters genus Lutra, Lutra - in some classifications considered a genus of the subfamily Lutrinae Enhydra, genus Enhydra - sea otters Mephitinae, subfamily Mephitinae - subdivision not used in some classifications: skunks genus Mephitis, Mephitis - in some classifications: type genus of the subfamily Mephitinae Conepatus, genus Conepatus - a genus of Mustelidae genus Spilogale, Spilogale - a genus of Mustelidae Melinae, subfamily Melinae - subdivision not used in some classifications: badgers genus Taxidea, Taxidea - in some classifications considered a genus of subfamily Melinae genus Meles, Meles - in some classifications: type genus of the subfamily Melinae genus Mellivora, Mellivora - ratels genus Melogale, Melogale - a genus of Mustelidae Arctonyx, genus Arctonyx - a genus of Mustelidae genus Gulo, Gulo - a genus of Mustelidae genus Grison - a genus of Mustelidae genus Galictis - alternative name for the genus Grison genus Martes, Martes - martens Charronia, genus Charronia - a genus of Mustelidae Eira, genus Eira - a genus of Mustelidae |
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