Melinae

See also: melinae

Translingual

Etymology

Meles +‎ -inae

Proper noun

Melinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Mustelidae – badgers.

Usage notes

A recent circumscription includes all of Melinae in Mustelinae (sensu lato).

Hypernyms

(subfamily): 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; Mustelidae - family

Hyponyms

(subfamily): Arctonyx, Meles - genera
- †Arctomeles - extinct genus

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