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- proper noun A taxonomic
subfamily within thefamily Mustelidae — thebadgers .
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Meles + -inae
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BADGER, the common name for any animal of the Musteline subfamily _Melinae_ or the typical genus _Meles_ (see CARNIVORA).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Various
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