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GENUS MELLIVORA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Mellivora mean?
• GENUS MELLIVORA (noun)
The noun GENUS MELLIVORA has 1 sense:
1. ratels
Familiarity information: GENUS MELLIVORA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Ratels
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Mellivora; Mellivora
Hypernyms ("genus Mellivora" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "genus Mellivora"):
honey badger; Mellivora capensis; ratel (nocturnal badger-like carnivore of wooded regions of Africa and southern Asia)
Holonyms ("genus Mellivora" is a member of...):
family Mustelidae; Mustelidae (weasels; polecats; ferrets; minks; fishers; otters; badgers; skunks; wolverines; martens)
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