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MUSTELA NIGRIPES
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Mustela nigripes mean?
• MUSTELA NIGRIPES (noun)
The noun MUSTELA NIGRIPES has 1 sense:
1. musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct
Familiarity information: MUSTELA NIGRIPES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
black-footed ferret; ferret; Mustela nigripes
Hypernyms ("Mustela nigripes" is a kind of...):
mustelid; musteline; musteline mammal (fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals)
Holonyms ("Mustela nigripes" is a member of...):
genus Mustela; Mustela (type genus of the family Mustelidae: minks and weasels)
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