Definition of Arctonyx

1. Noun. A genus of Mustelidae.

Exact synonyms: Genus Arctonyx
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Family Mustelidae, Mustelidae
Member holonyms: Arctonyx Collaris, Hog Badger, Hog-nosed Badger, Sand Badger

Lexicographical Neighbors of Arctonyx

Arctic mouse-ear
Arctic skua
Arctic wolf
Arctic wolf spider
Arctica
Arctictis
Arctictis bintourong
Arctiidae
Arctium
Arctium lappa
Arctium minus
Arctocebus
Arctocebus calabarensis
Arctocephalus
Arctocephalus philippi
Arctonyx
Arctonyx collaris
Arctostaphylos
Arctostaphylos alpina
Arctostaphylos andersonii
Arctostaphylos manzanita
Arctostaphylos tomentosa
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Arctotis
Arctotis stoechadifolia
Arctotis venusta
Arcturus
Ardea
Ardea herodius
Ardea occidentalis

Literary usage of Arctonyx

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

1. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Robert Armitage Sterndale (1884)
"GENUS arctonyx.' Dentition much the same as that of the Badger (Meles). Incisors, |-; cm., ^^-; pre-molars ..."

2. Catalogue of Mammalia in the Indian Museum, Calcutta by John Anderson, William Lutley Sclater, Indian Museum (1891)
"Mamm. livr. li (1825). Besides the two Indian species mentioned below, Milne Edwards (Recherches Mamm., p. 195) has described two other species : arctonyx ..."

3. A Catalogue of the Mammalia in the Museum of the Hon. East-India Company by Thomas Horsfield, East India Company Museum (1851)
"Cuv. lc arctonyx collaris, Fischer, Syn. Mamm. p. 152. Gray, Cat. Mamm. ... In its dental system the genus arctonyx resembles the allied genera of this ..."

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