- subfamily Melinae
- nounsubdivision not used in some classifications: badgers• Syn: ↑Melinae• Hypernyms: ↑mammal family• Member Holonyms: ↑Mustelidae, ↑family Mustelidae
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subfamily Melinae
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Melinae — n. A subdivision of mammals not used in some classifications; it includes the badgers. Syn: subfamily Melinae. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Melinae — noun subdivision not used in some classifications: badgers • Syn: ↑subfamily Melinae • Hypernyms: ↑mammal family • Member Holonyms: ↑Mustelidae, ↑family Mustelidae … Useful english dictionary
Mustelidae — Mustelids Temporal range: Early Miocene–Recent … Wikipedia
Badger — For other uses, see Badger (disambiguation). Badger European badger Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
mammal family — noun a family of mammals • Hypernyms: ↑family • Hyponyms: ↑Tachyglossidae, ↑family Tachyglossidae, ↑Ornithorhynchidae, ↑family Ornithorhynchidae, ↑Didelphidae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
family Mustelidae — noun weasels; polecats; ferrets; minks; fishers; otters; badgers; skunks; wolverines; martens • Syn: ↑Mustelidae • Hypernyms: ↑mammal family • Member Holonyms: ↑Carnivora, ↑order Carnivora … Useful english dictionary
Mustelidae — noun weasels; polecats; ferrets; minks; fishers; otters; badgers; skunks; wolverines; martens • Syn: ↑family Mustelidae • Hypernyms: ↑mammal family • Member Holonyms: ↑Carnivora, ↑order Carnivora … Useful english dictionary
Honey badger — Ratel redirects here. For other uses, see Ratel (disambiguation). Honey badger Temporal range: middle Pliocene – Recent … Wikipedia
mustelid — /mus tl id/, n. 1. any of numerous carnivorous mammals of the family Mustelidae, comprising the weasels, martens, skunks, badgers, and otters. adj. 2. belonging or pertaining to the family Mustelidae. [1905 10; < NL Mustelidae family name, equiv … Universalium
Meles (genus) — Meles Meles meles, M. leucurus, and M. anakuma. Scientific classification Kingdom: Anima … Wikipedia
