Musteloidea
Translingual
Wikispecies
Etymology
Mustela + -oidea
Proper noun
Musteloidea
- A taxonomic superfamily within the order Carnivora – many carnivorous mammals.
Hypernyms
- (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
- (superfamily): Ailuridae, Mephitidae, Mustelidae, Procyonidae - families