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English
Etymology 1
From Latin mēlīnus.
Adjective
meline (not comparable)
- Having the qualities of or relating to a badger.
- 1894, Isaac Kaufman Funk, A Standard Dictionary of the English Language, page 153, definition of "badger":
- A meline musteloid carnivorous mammal, usually burrowing, nocturnal, and having a flat stout body, short legs with long-clawed toes, and a long snout.
Etymology 2
From Latin melinus (“relating to honey”).
Noun
meline (uncountable)
- (Can we verify(+) this sense?) A light yellow color. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Anagrams
Italian
Noun
meline f
- plural of melina
Latin
Adjective
meline
- vocative masculine singular of melinus