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Definition of Genus Taxidea
1. Noun. In some classifications considered a genus of subfamily Melinae.
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Family Mustelidae, Mustelidae
Member holonyms: American Badger, Taxidea Taxus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Taxidea
Literary usage of Genus Taxidea
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"... the nostrils being inferior. in the nearly-allied genus Taxidea the dental
formula is as in Mêles, except tnat the rudimentary anterior premolars appear ..."
2. The Cambridge Natural History by Sidney Frederick Harmer, Arthur Everett Shipley (1902)
"Besides the great size of the claws upon the hand, which are larger relatively
than those of any other Carnivore, the genus Taxidea is to be distinguished ..."
3. Fur-bearing Animals: A Monograph of North American Mustelidae, in which an by Elliott Coues (1877)
"The genus Taxidea—Generic characters and comparison with Males—Taxidea americana,
the American Badger—Synonymy—Habitat—Specific characters—Description of ..."
4. List of the Vertebrated Animals Now Or Lately Living in the Gardens of the by London Zoo (London, England), Philip Lutley Sclater (1883)
"Genus TAXIDEA. 262. Taxidea americana (Zimm.). American Badger. Hab. North America.
a. Purchased, Jan. 23,1869. See PZS 1869, p. 149. Genus MELES. 263. ..."
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