| Noun | 1. | family Mustelidae - weasels; polecats; ferrets; minks; fishers; otters; badgers; skunks; wolverines; martensCarnivora, order Carnivora - cats; lions; tigers; panthers; dogs; wolves; jackals; bears; raccoons; skunks; and members of the suborder Pinnipedia genus Lutra, Lutra - in some classifications considered a genus of the subfamily Lutrinae genus Meles, Meles - in some classifications: type genus of the subfamily Melinae | |