Musteloidea
Translingual
editEtymology
editProper noun
editMusteloidea
- A taxonomic superfamily within the order Carnivora – many carnivorous mammals.
Hypernyms
edit- (superfamily): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – supercohort; Eutheria – infraclass; Carnivora – order; Caniformia - suborder
Hyponyms
edit- (superfamily): Ailuridae (red panda), Mephitidae (skunks etc), Mustelidae (otters, badgers, ratels, weasels, mink, etc), Procyonidae (racoons, coatis) - families