Definitions

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  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Mustelinae — the weasels.

Etymologies

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From Latin mūstēla ("weasel"), probably from mūs ("mouse")

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Examples

  • She also recommends using pregnancy skin care product such as Mustela cream, and any other rich with Vitamin C to prevent stretch marks.

    Hispanic Business Magazine 2008

  • The next post in this blog is Full-service Mustela.

    Adams bankers say they'll go after Breedlove (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009

  • Wendy Shattil/Bob Rozinski Black-footed Ferrets (Mustela nigripes) are classified as endangered.

    Some Threatened Species See Gains 2010

  • The previous post in this blog was Full-service Mustela.

    Blood begins to flow at Metro (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009

  • I would question the coloration of the Mustela nivalis, as it seems to me that the coat should properly be a gingery red rather than brown, but I do not find the coloration so controversial as to render the print unacceptable.

    The Mistaken Wife Rose Melikan 2010

  • I would question the coloration of the Mustela nivalis, as it seems to me that the coat should properly be a gingery red rather than brown, but I do not find the coloration so controversial as to render the print unacceptable.

    The Mistaken Wife Rose Melikan 2010

  • I would question the coloration of the Mustela nivalis, as it seems to me that the coat should properly be a gingery red rather than brown, but I do not find the coloration so controversial as to render the print unacceptable.

    The Mistaken Wife Rose Melikan 2010

  • Other mammals include black footed ferret Mustela nigripes (extinct in the wild but reintroduced), occasional spotted skunk Spilogale gracilis leucoparia and black bear Ursus americanus amblyceps, grey fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus, coyote Canis latrans, bobcat Lynx rufus texensis and occasionally puma Puma concolor, javelina or collared peccary Pecari tajacu angulatus (reintroduced), pronghorn antelope Antilocapra americana (reintroduced), and mule deer Odocoileus hemionus crooki.

    Carlsbad Caverns National Park, United States 2009

  • Otter Lutra lutra, stoat Mustela erminea, and European mink Mustela lutreola (E), as well as wild cat Felis sylvestris are to be found on the floating islands.

    Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve, Romania 2009

  • Other important animals, including the raven (Corvus corax), wolf, red fox (Vulpes vulpes), and ermine (Mustela erminea), are primarily boreal in distribution but remain an important component of many arctic ecosystems.

    Implications of current species distributions for future biotic change in the Arctic 2009

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