musteline
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mus·te·line
(mŭs'tə-līn', -lĭn) 
adj.
Of, relating to, or belonging to the Mustelidae, the family of fur-bearing mammals that includes the badger, mink, otter, and weasel.
adj.
Of, relating to, or belonging to the Mustelidae, the family of fur-bearing mammals that includes the badger, mink, otter, and weasel.
[Latin mūstēlīnus, of a weasel, from mūstēla, weasel, probably from mūs, mouse.]
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musteline
relating to or characteristic of a weasel or similar fur-bearing mammals such as badger and otter, from the L. mustelinus, of a weasel
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