genus meles

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   in some classifications: type genus of the subfamily Melinae

   SynonymsMeles

   Broadermammal genus

   Part ofMustelidae

Questions about genus meles

What does genus meles mean?

genus meles means "in some classifications: type genus of the subfamily Melinae".

What is another word for genus meles?

Close synonyms include Meles. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus meles a common word?

genus meles is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.