mustelid
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Any carnivorous mammal of the diverse weasel family Mustelidae, which also includes badgers, otters, martens, mink and wolverines.
Example Sentences
- "1998, Vivian Banci, Chapter 5: Wolverine, Thomas E. Kucera, American Marten, Fisher, Lynx, and Wolverine: Survey Methods for Their Detection, Diane Publishing, page 99, Relative to smaller mustelids, the wolverine has a robust appearance, rather like a small bear."
- "Mustelid diversity is well reflected in the Neogene fossil record, in spite of the fact that mustelids are among the rarest of fossil carnivores."
- "The mustelid head has a low, flat skull and short face with small ears and eyes."