Definition of Mustela erminea

1. Noun. Mustelid of northern hemisphere in its white winter coat.

Exact synonyms: Ermine, Shorttail Weasel
Generic synonyms: Weasel
Specialized synonyms: Stoat

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mustela Erminea

Mussulman
Mussulmanic
Mussulmanish
Mussulmanism
Mussulmans
Mussulmen
Mustafa
Mustafa Kemal
Mustafas
Mustagh
Mustagh Range
Mustapha
Mustard operation
Mustard procedure
Mustela
Mustela erminea
Mustela frenata
Mustela nigripes
Mustela nivalis
Mustela putorius
Mustela rixosa
Mustela vison
Mustelidae
Mustelus
Mustelus canis
Mustelus mustelus
Mustelus norrisi
Mustique
Mutamycin
Mutawa

Literary usage of Mustela erminea

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh by Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh (1863)
"Dr John Alexander Smith exhibited Specimens of the Stoat (mustela erminea); the Ruff (Tringa pugnax); the Shoveller (Anas clypeata); and the Young of the ..."

2. New Mallophaga by Vernon Lyman Kellogg, Robert E. Snodgrass (1896)
"Dr John Alexander Smith exhibited Specimens of the Stoat (mustela erminea) ; the Buff (Tringa ... mustela erminea ..."

3. Catalogue of Carnivorous, Pachydermatous, and Edentate Mammalia in the by John Edward Gray (1869)
"... Gray, PZS mustela erminea, var., Richard. Faun. Bor.-Amer. p. 146. ... mustela erminea, Thompson, Hist. Verm. p. 31, 1842. Putorius agilis, And. fy ..."

4. American Marten, Fisher, Lynx, and Wolverine: Survey Methods for Their Detection by William J. Zielinski, Thomas E. Kucera (1998)
"Feeding habits of the weasel Mustela nivalis in relation to prey abundance. Oikos. 26: 378-384. Erlinge, S. 1977. Spacing strategy in stoat mustela erminea. ..."

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