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from The Century Dictionary.

  • A family of arctoid carnivorous mammals, composed of the badgers, ratels, and skunks, corresponding to the three subfamilies Melinæ, Mellivorinæ, and Mephitinæ of the family Mustelidæ. See these words.

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