noun
small ferret-like badger of southeast Asia
• Hypernyms: ↑badger
• Member Holonyms: ↑Melogale, ↑genus Melogale
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any of several small omnivores of the genus Melogale, of southern and eastern Asia, having a bushy tail and distinctive white or yellow markings on a black face.
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ferret badger,
a small omnivorous mammal of southern and eastern Asia, having an elongated body and short tail.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.