meline en · ADJ
Etymology
From Latin mēlīnus.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Having the qualities of or relating to a 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.
1894, Isaac Kaufman Funk, A Standard Dictionary of the English Language, page 153, definition of "badger"