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musteline definition

mus·teline (mus′tə līn′, -lin)

adjective

designating or of a large family (Mustelidae) of fur-bearing carnivores, including the weasel, marten, polecat, and mink

Etymology: L mustelinus < mustela, a weasel, akin to mus, mouse

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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