Melinae
See also: melinae
Translingual
Etymology
Proper noun
Melinae
- A taxonomic subfamily within the family Mustelidae – badgers.
Usage notes
- A recent circumscription includes all of Melinae in Mustelinae (sensu lato).
Hypernyms
- (subfamily): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – supercohort; Eutheria – infraclass; Carnivora – order; Caniformia – suborder; Mustelidae – family
Hyponyms
- (subfamily): Arctonyx, Meles - genera
- †Arctomeles - extinct genus