Mustelidae n 1: weasels; polecats; ferrets; minks; fishers; otters; badgers; skunks; wolverines; martens [syn: {Mustelidae}, {family Mustelidae}]
Mustelidae \Mustelidae\ prop. n. A natural family of fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals including the weasels; polecats; ferrets; minks; fishers; otters; badgers; skunks; wolverines; and martens. Syn: family {Mustelidae}. [WordNet 1.5]