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单词 mustelinous
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mustelinousadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: Latin mustēlīnus , -ous suffix.
Etymology: < classical Latin mustēlīnus (see musteline adj.1 and n.1) + -ous suffix, after scientific Latin Mustelini or Mustelina.Desmarest (1818) called the group Mustelini (see mustelid n. and adj.); Gray (1825) called it Mustelina (see musteline adj.1 and n.1). N.E.D. (1908) gives the pronunciation as (mɒ·stĭləinəs) /ˈmʌstɪlaɪnəs/.
Zoology. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
= musteline adj.1
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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Mustelidae (weasel, marten, otter, or badger) > [adjective]
musteline1656
mustelinous1860
musteloid1890
mustelid1938
1860 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (new ed.) 732/2 Mustelinus, applied by Desmarest and Gray to a Family (Mustelini,..) of the Mammifera, having the Mustela for their type: mustelinous.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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