genus mustela

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   type genus of the family Mustelidae: minks and weasels

   SynonymsMustela

   Broadermammal genus

   Part ofMustelidae

Questions about genus mustela

What does genus mustela mean?

genus mustela means "type genus of the family Mustelidae: minks and weasels".

What is another word for genus mustela?

Close synonyms include Mustela. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus mustela a common word?

genus mustela is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.