Musteloidea
Translingual
Etymology
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 (red panda), Mephitidae (skunks etc), Mustelidae (otters, badgers, ratels, weasels, mink, etc), Procyonidae (racoons, coatis) - families