musteloidadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈmʌstᵻlɔɪd/, U.S.

/ˈməstəˌlɔɪd/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: Latin mustēla , -oid suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin mustēla (see musteline adj.¹ and n.¹) + -oid suffix, after scientific Latin Mustelidae (see mustelid n. and adj.).

Zoology.

A. adj.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of the mammalian family Mustelidae of weasels, stoats, badgers, etc., or a larger group comprising this and other closely related families. Cf. mustelid n. and adj.

ΘΚΠ

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

musteline1656

mustelinous1860

musteloid1890

mustelid1938

1890 Cent. Dict. Musteloid a., of or relating to the Mustelidæ; weasel-like.

1891 W. H. Flower & R. Lydekker Introd. Study Mammals 590 The Musteloid type.

1983 Current Anthropol. 24 509 German palaeontologists..are studying..musteloid carnivores.

1993 Biol. Abstr. 96 232/2 (title) The skull of Amphictis ambiguus..: its importance for understanding musteloid phyletic relationships.

B. n.

A mustelid or closely related animal.

ΘΚΠ

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

weasel kind1766

weasel tribe1800

weasel family1878

musteloid1890

1890 Cent. Dict. Musteloid n., a mammal of the family Mustelidæ.

1988 Nature 4 Aug. 383/2 Fossils were identified that were proposed to represent intermediate stages of evolution between musteloids and seals on the one hand and ursoids and ‘otarioids’ on the other.

1993 Systematic Biol. 42 289 If the Amphicyonidae..are in fact the sister taxon to the Ursidae..then their first fossil appearance at 43 MYA would push back the divergence of the ursids and musteloids.

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

单词	musteloid
释义	musteloidadj.n. Brit. /ˈmʌstᵻlɔɪd/, U.S. /ˈməstəˌlɔɪd/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: Latin mustēla , -oid suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin mustēla (see musteline adj.¹ and n.¹) + -oid suffix, after scientific Latin Mustelidae (see mustelid n. and adj.). Zoology. A. adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the mammalian family Mustelidae of weasels, stoats, badgers, etc., or a larger group comprising this and other closely related families. Cf. mustelid n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Mustelidae (weasel, marten, otter, or badger) > [adjective] musteline1656 mustelinous1860 musteloid1890 mustelid1938 1890 Cent. Dict. Musteloid a., of or relating to the Mustelidæ; weasel-like. 1891 W. H. Flower & R. Lydekker Introd. Study Mammals 590 The Musteloid type. 1983 Current Anthropol. 24 509 German palaeontologists..are studying..musteloid carnivores. 1993 Biol. Abstr. 96 232/2 (title) The skull of Amphictis ambiguus..: its importance for understanding musteloid phyletic relationships. B. n. A mustelid or closely related animal. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Mustelidae (weasel, marten, otter, or badger) > [noun] weasel kind1766 weasel tribe1800 weasel family1878 musteloid1890 1890 Cent. Dict. Musteloid n., a mammal of the family Mustelidæ. 1988 Nature 4 Aug. 383/2 Fossils were identified that were proposed to represent intermediate stages of evolution between musteloids and seals on the one hand and ursoids and ‘otarioids’ on the other. 1993 Systematic Biol. 42 289 If the Amphicyonidae..are in fact the sister taxon to the Ursidae..then their first fossil appearance at 43 MYA would push back the divergence of the ursids and musteloids. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1890
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