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Fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals
Answer for the clue "Fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals ", 9 letters:
musteline
Word definitions for musteline in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"weasel-like; pertaining to weasels," 1650s, from Latin mustela (see mustelid ) + -ine (1).
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals [syn: musteline mammal , mustelid ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Musteline \Mus"te*line\, a. [L. mustelinus, fr. mustela weasel.] (Zo["o]l.) Like or pertaining to the family Mustelid[ae] , or the weasels and martens.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. (context zoology English) Like or relating to the family Mustelidae, or the weasels and martens.
Usage examples of musteline.
Ailoura moved within the circle of speakers, her unnaturally flared and pungent striped musteline tail waving perilously close to the humans.
It is a Musteline Mammal (Genus Mephitis) commonly known as a skunk!