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Taxidea

noun

in some classifications considered a genus of subfamily Melinae

• Syn: ↑genus Taxidea

• Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Mustelidae, ↑family Mustelidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑American badger, ↑Taxidea taxus

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\\takˈsidēə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Medieval Latin taxus badger (of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German dahs badger) + New Latin -idea — more at technical

: a genus of mammals (family Mustelidae) consisting of the American badger

Useful english dictionary. 2012.