/mus"tl uyn', -in/ , adj.
1. belonging or pertaining to the family Mustelidae, including the martens, skunks, minks, weasels, badgers, and otters.
2. resembling a weasel.
3. tawny or brown, like a weasel in summer.
[ 1650-60; mustelinus, equiv. to mustel ( a ) weasel + -inus -INE 1 ]