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Definition of Genus Meles
1. Noun. In some classifications: type genus of the subfamily Melinae.
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Family Mustelidae, Mustelidae
Member holonyms: Eurasian Badger, Meles Meles
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Meles
Literary usage of Genus Meles
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Records of the Geological Survey of India by Geological Survey of India (1878)
"... probable that the specimen should be referred to a new species of that genus.
Meles is not found living in India, but occurs in Tibet and Persia,i and a ..."
2. The Viviparious Quadrupeds of North America by John James Audubon, John Bachman (1846)
"genus Meles.—BEISSON. DENTAL FORMULA. Incisive g ; Canine ^j; Molar ^^ = 34 OR,
Incisive _- ; Canine j^j; Molar ^^ = 32. The canine teeth in this genus are ..."
3. Natural History of New York by New York (State). Natural History Survey, James Ellsworth De Kay (1842)
"Genus MELES, Brisson. Body robust, low on the legs; ears short and wide; anterior
nails very large. Tail short, with a glandular pouch beneath. ..."
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