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Arctonyx

noun

a genus of Mustelidae

• Syn: ↑genus Arctonyx

• Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Mustelidae, ↑family Mustelidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑hog badger, ↑hog-nosed badger, ↑sand badger, ↑Arctonyx collaris

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\\-ˌniks\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from arct- + Greek onyx talon, claw — more at nail

: the genus that consists of the hog-nosed badgers

Useful english dictionary. 2012.