Definition of Melinae

1. Noun. Subdivision not used in some classifications: badgers.

Exact synonyms: Subfamily Melinae
Generic synonyms: Mammal Family
Group relationships: Family Mustelidae, Mustelidae

Lexicographical Neighbors of Melinae

Meles
Meles meles
Melia
Melia Azadirachta
Melia azedarach
Melia azederach
Meliaceae
Melicocca
Melicocca bijuga
Melicocca bijugatus
Melicoccus
Melicytus
Melilotus alba
Melilotus officinalis
Melina Mercouri
Melinae (current term)
Melinda
Meliphagidae
Melisha
Melissa officinalis
Melitene
Melkite
Melkonian
Melkonyan
Mellaril
Mellissa
Mellivora
Mellivora capensis
Mellon

Literary usage of Melinae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Iowa Geological Survey: Report (1914)
"Of the first and the last subfamilies no remains have yet been reported from Iowa. The Melinae are represented by one skunk. ..."

2. The Canadian Naturalist and Geologist by Natural History Society of Montreal (1861)
"... Lutrinae and Melinae. These include several genera, comprising species of some of the most valuable and beautiful fur animals of North America. ..."

3. Vital Records of Beverly, Massachusetts: To the End of the Year 1849 by Beverly (Mass.) (1906)
"Martha Ann, d. Ebenezer and Ann W., Oct. ir, 1834. Melanie Augusta, d. Ezra, merchant, and Mary Ann, Sept. 3, 1846. Melinae Augusta, d. ..."

4. A Synopsis of the Mammals of North America and Adjacent Seas by Daniel Giraud Elliot (1901)
"I. Melinae. Large quadrate posterior upper molar; molars in jaws unequal. 76. Taxidea. I- fEf; C. g; P. g; M. £ = 34. ..."

5. The Life of Animals: The Mammals by Ernest Ingersoll (1907)
"This subfamily (Melinae) is distinguished for nauseous smell and conspicuous coloration. These two features seem Fetid Fur to go together, and several of ..."

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