Melinae

See also: melinae

Translingual

Etymology

Meles +‎ -inae

Proper noun

Melinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Mustelidae – the 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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