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Musteline

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.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
musteline

"weasel-like; pertaining to weasels," 1650s, from Latin mustela (see mustelid) + -ine (1).

Wiktionary
musteline

a. (context zoology English) Like or relating to the family Mustelidae, or the weasels and martens.

WordNet
musteline

n. fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals [syn: musteline mammal, mustelid]

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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!