meline

See also: Meline

English

Etymology 1

From Latin mēlīnus.

Adjective

meline (not comparable)

1. Having the qualities of or relating to a badger.
   • 1894, Isaac Kaufman Funk, A Standard Dictionary of the English Language, page 153, definition of "badger":

     A meline musteloid carnivorous mammal, usually burrowing, nocturnal, and having a flat stout body, short legs with long-clawed toes, and a long snout.

Etymology 2

From Latin melinus (“relating to honey”).

Noun

meline (uncountable)

1. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) A light yellow color. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Anagrams

• elemin

Italian

Noun

meline f

1. plural of melina

Latin

Adjective

meline

1. vocative masculine singular of melinus