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Definition of Melinae
1. Noun. Subdivision not used in some classifications: badgers.
Generic synonyms: Mammal Family
Group relationships: Family Mustelidae, Mustelidae
Lexicographical Neighbors of Melinae
Literary usage of Melinae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Iowa Geological Survey: Report (1914)
"Of the first and the last subfamilies no remains have yet been reported from Iowa.
The Melinae are represented by one skunk. ..."
2. The Canadian Naturalist and Geologist by Natural History Society of Montreal (1861)
"... Lutrinae and Melinae. These include several genera, comprising species of some
of the most valuable and beautiful fur animals of North America. ..."
3. Vital Records of Beverly, Massachusetts: To the End of the Year 1849 by Beverly (Mass.) (1906)
"Martha Ann, d. Ebenezer and Ann W., Oct. ir, 1834. Melanie Augusta, d. Ezra,
merchant, and Mary Ann, Sept. 3, 1846. Melinae Augusta, d. ..."
4. A Synopsis of the Mammals of North America and Adjacent Seas by Daniel Giraud Elliot (1901)
"I. Melinae. Large quadrate posterior upper molar; molars in jaws unequal. 76.
Taxidea. I- fEf; C. g; P. g; M. £ = 34. ..."
5. The Life of Animals: The Mammals by Ernest Ingersoll (1907)
"This subfamily (Melinae) is distinguished for nauseous smell and conspicuous
coloration. These two features seem Fetid Fur to go together, and several of ..."
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