badger (redirected from Melinae)

badger

1. a coat color in dogs that consists of a mixture of white, gray, brown and black. May occur in patches. Seen in a variety of hound breeds and the Great Pyrenees dog.

2. a burrowing carnivore in the family Mustelidae.

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American badger

Taxidea taxus; found in western North America. Called also taxel.

badger dog

literal translation of dachshund.

Eurasian badger

Meles meles. Important as a reservoir and maintenance host for Mycobacterium bovis in areas of the United Kingdom.

ferret badger

melogale moschata.

hog badger

Arctonyx collaris; found in Southeast Asia; called also hog-nosed badger, sand badger.

hog-nosed badger

see hog badger (above).

Japanese badger

melesanakuma.

sand badger

see hog badger (above).