genus Mustela

Thesaurus

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genus Mustela - type genus of the family Mustelidae: minks and weaselsMustelamammal genus - a genus of mammalsfamily Mustelidae, Mustelidae - weasels; polecats; ferrets; minks; fishers; otters; badgers; skunks; wolverines; martensweasel - small carnivorous mammal with short legs and elongated body and neckmink - slender-bodied semiaquatic mammal having partially webbed feet; valued for its furfitch, foulmart, foumart, Mustela putorius, polecat - dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatenedblack-footed ferret, ferret, Mustela nigripes - musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct