Melinae
See also: melinae
Translingual
editEtymology
editProper noun
editMelinae
- A taxonomic subfamily within the family Mustelidae – badgers.
Usage notes
edit- A recent circumscription includes all of Melinae in Mustelinae (sensu lato).
Hypernyms
edit- (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
edit- (subfamily): Arctonyx, Meles - genera
- †Arctomeles - extinct genus