Definitions for musteline

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musteline mus·te·line

Spelling: [muhs-tl-ahyn, -in]

IPA: /ˈmʌs tlˌaɪn, -ɪn/

Musteline is a 9 letter English word.

You can make 452 anagrams from letters in musteline (eeilmnstu).

Definitions for musteline

adjective

1. belonging or pertaining to the family Mustelidae, including the martens, skunks, minks, weasels, badgers, and otters.
2. resembling a weasel.
3. tawny or brown, like a weasel in summer.

Origin of musteline

1650-60; Latin mustēlīnus, equivalent to mustēl(a) weasel + -īnus -ine¹

Examples for musteline

The small mandibular ramus of a musteline referred by Dr. Roth to Mephitis suffocans, does not pertain to this genus and species.