mustelidn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈmʌstᵻlɪd/,

/mʌˈstɛlɪd/, U.S.

/ˈməstəˌlɪd/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Mustelidae.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Mustelidae, family name (W. Swainson Nat. Hist. & Classification Quadrupeds (1835) ii. 146, after earlier Mustelini (Fischer de Waldheim 1817)) < Mustela , genus name (Linnaeus Systema Naturæ (ed. 10, 1758) I. 45; < classical Latin mustēla weasel: see musteline adj.¹ and n.¹) + -idae (see -id suffix³). Compare French mustélidés, plural (1892).

Zoology.

A. n.

An animal of the family Mustelidae, which comprises carnivorous mammals having a long body, short legs, and musky scent glands under the tail, including weasels, stoats, badgers, mink, skunks, martens, and otters. Cf. musteline n.¹

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Mustelidae (weasel, marten, otter, or badger) > [noun] > member of

polecat1605

musteline1859

mustelid1895

marten1896

1895 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. II. at Mustelidæ Mustelid n.

1910 H. F. Osborn Age of Mammals iv. 259 The mustelids were becoming more numerous [in the Miocene].

1933 A. S. Romer Vertebr. Paleontol. xv. 291 Continued emphasis on a flesh-eating diet has..resulted in the retention of well-developed shearing teeth in the greater number of mustelids.

1968 A. S. Romer Procession of Life xv. 247 The mustelids tend to be relatively small in size, short of leg, and primarily forest-dwellers in habitat.

1972 T. A. Vaughan Mammalogy xii. 201/1 Most mustelids aggressively search for prey in burrows, crevices, or dense cover.

1994 New Scientist 2 Apr. 8/1 Pine martens are probably extinct in England. In the 1800s, this cat-sized mustelid..was present in every county in England.

B. adj.

Of, belonging to, or designating the family Mustelidae.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Mustelidae (weasel, marten, otter, or badger) > [adjective]

musteline1656

mustelinous1860

musteloid1890

mustelid1938

1938 Amer. Midland Naturalist 20 584 Due to the ever-increasing number of feral house cats, which harbor the adult form of Taenia taeniaeformis,..an increase of primary hosts, especially among mustelid mammals and the lynx, will also occur.

1984 P. Matthiessen Indian Country vi. 172 Blue Creek is still a haunt of the fierce wolverine,..and also of its scarce mustelid cousins, the marten and the arboreal fisher.

1998 Independent on Sunday 18 Oct. (Review Suppl.) 43 It is a member of the mustelid family, and is therefore related to the weasel, the otter and the badger.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mustelid
释义	mustelidn.adj. Brit. /ˈmʌstᵻlɪd/, /mʌˈstɛlɪd/, U.S. /ˈməstəˌlɪd/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Mustelidae. Etymology: < scientific Latin Mustelidae, family name (W. Swainson Nat. Hist. & Classification Quadrupeds (1835) ii. 146, after earlier Mustelini (Fischer de Waldheim 1817)) < Mustela , genus name (Linnaeus Systema Naturæ (ed. 10, 1758) I. 45; < classical Latin mustēla weasel: see musteline adj.¹ and n.¹) + -idae (see -id suffix³). Compare French mustélidés, plural (1892). Zoology. A. n. An animal of the family Mustelidae, which comprises carnivorous mammals having a long body, short legs, and musky scent glands under the tail, including weasels, stoats, badgers, mink, skunks, martens, and otters. Cf. musteline n.¹ ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Mustelidae (weasel, marten, otter, or badger) > [noun] > member of polecat1605 musteline1859 mustelid1895 marten1896 1895 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. II. at Mustelidæ Mustelid n. 1910 H. F. Osborn Age of Mammals iv. 259 The mustelids were becoming more numerous [in the Miocene]. 1933 A. S. Romer Vertebr. Paleontol. xv. 291 Continued emphasis on a flesh-eating diet has..resulted in the retention of well-developed shearing teeth in the greater number of mustelids. 1968 A. S. Romer Procession of Life xv. 247 The mustelids tend to be relatively small in size, short of leg, and primarily forest-dwellers in habitat. 1972 T. A. Vaughan Mammalogy xii. 201/1 Most mustelids aggressively search for prey in burrows, crevices, or dense cover. 1994 New Scientist 2 Apr. 8/1 Pine martens are probably extinct in England. In the 1800s, this cat-sized mustelid..was present in every county in England. B. adj. Of, belonging to, or designating the family Mustelidae. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Mustelidae (weasel, marten, otter, or badger) > [adjective] musteline1656 mustelinous1860 musteloid1890 mustelid1938 1938 Amer. Midland Naturalist 20 584 Due to the ever-increasing number of feral house cats, which harbor the adult form of Taenia taeniaeformis,..an increase of primary hosts, especially among mustelid mammals and the lynx, will also occur. 1984 P. Matthiessen Indian Country vi. 172 Blue Creek is still a haunt of the fierce wolverine,..and also of its scarce mustelid cousins, the marten and the arboreal fisher. 1998 Independent on Sunday 18 Oct. (Review Suppl.) 43 It is a member of the mustelid family, and is therefore related to the weasel, the otter and the badger. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1895
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