Mustelidae

Translingual

Etymology

Mustela +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Mustelidae

A taxonomic family within the order Carnivora – the otters, badgers, ratels, weasels, mink, and so on.

Hypernyms

(family): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Mammalia - class; Theria - supercohort; Eutheria - infraclass; Carnivora - order; Caniformia - suborder

Hyponyms

(family): Lutrinae (otters), Melinae (European badgers), Mellivorinae (honey badgers/ratels), Taxidiinae (American badgers), Mustelinae (weasels, ferrets, wolverines, martens)

Translations

weasel family

Dutch: marterachtigen (nl) pl
Finnish: näätäeläimet (fi)
Georgian: კვერნისებრნი (ḳvernisebrni)

Italian: mustelidi (it) m pl
Turkish: sansargiller (tr)

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