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▪ I. musteline, a.1 and n.1|ˈmʌstɪlɪn|
[ad. L. mustēlīn-us (mustellīnus), of or belonging to a weasel, f. mustēla (mustella) weasel.]
A. adj. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the subfamily Mustelinæ, or the family Mustelidæ, the weasels or martens, typified by the genus Mustela.
1656Blount Glossogr., Musteline, of or like a Weesel. 1828–32Webster, Musteline, pertaining to the weasel or animals of the genus Mustela; as, a musteline color; the musteline genus. 1849–52Owen Teeth in Todd's Cycl. Anat. IV. 914/2 The most aquatic..of the Musteline quadrupeds, viz., the sea-otter. 1891Flower & Lydekker Mammals 567 Weasel-like (Musteline) forms.
B. n. A musteline animal.
1891Flower & Lydekker Mammals 570 The brain..differs from that of Lutra and other Mustelines.
▪ II. musteline, a.2 and n.2
[f. mod.L. Mustēl-us (see mustelidan) + -ine1.]
a. adj. Of or pertaining to the Mustelinæ, a subfamily of dogfishes or small sharks.
b. n. A musteline fish.
1890in Century Dict. |