meline
adjEtymology From Latin mēlīnus.
1
Having the qualities of or relating to a 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.1894, Isaac Kaufman Funk, A Standard Dictionary of the English Language, page 153, definition of "badger"