Meles

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Translingual

Meles spp.

Etymology

From Latin meles (“badger”).

Proper noun

Meles m

A taxonomic genus within the family Mustelidae – badgers.

Hypernyms

(genus): 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; Mustelinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Meles meles (European badger) - type species; Meles anakuma (Japanese badger), Meles leucurus (Asian badger) - other extant species; †Meles hollitzeri, †Meles thorali - extinct species

Derived terms

References

Meles (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Meles on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Meles on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Meles in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.
Meles at AnimalBase
Meles at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Meles at Encyclopedia of Life
Meles at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Meles at Paleobiology Database

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μέλης (Mélēs).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈme.leːs/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈme.les/,

Proper noun

Melēs m sg (genitive Melētis); third declension

a river of Ionia, celebrated in the antiquity for the healing powers of its water

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Melēs
Genitive	Melētis
Dative	Melētī
Accusative	Melētem
Ablative	Melēte
Vocative	Melēs

References

“Meles”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
Meles in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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