MUSTELA ERMINEA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Mustela erminea mean? 

• MUSTELA ERMINEA (noun)
  The noun MUSTELA ERMINEA has 1 sense:

1. mustelid of northern hemisphere in its white winter coat

  Familiarity information: MUSTELA ERMINEA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MUSTELA ERMINEA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Mustelid of northern hemisphere in its white winter coat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

ermine; Mustela erminea; shorttail weasel

Hypernyms ("Mustela erminea" is a kind of...):

weasel (small carnivorous mammal with short legs and elongated body and neck)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Mustela erminea"):

stoat (the ermine in its brown summer coat with black-tipped tail)