ferret-badger

noun

Any of the small mustelid 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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pahmi
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Meanings

nounferret-badger (plural ferret-badgers)

plural ferret-badgers

  1. biologyAny of the small mustelid omnivores of the genus Melogale, of southern and eastern Asia, having a bushy tail and distinctive white or yellow markings on a black face.

    Synonyms: pahmi

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of the small mustelid omnivores of the genus Melogale, of southern and eastern Asia, having a bushy tail and distinctive white or yellow markings on a black face.

Similar
pahmi

Translations

Finnish hillerimäyrä
  • hillerimäyrämustelid of the genus Melogale
French blaireau-furet
  • blaireau-furetmustelid of the genus Melogale
German Sonnendachs
  • Sonnendachsmustelid of the genus Melogale
Korean 족제비오소리
  • 족제비오소리 (jokjebiosori)mustelid of the genus Melogale
Russian хорько́вый барсу́к
  • хорько́вый барсу́к (xorʹkóvyj barsúk)mustelid of the genus Melogale
Spanish tejón turón
  • tejón turónmustelid of the genus Melogale
Cite this entry
APA

ferret-badger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ferret-badger

MLA

“ferret-badger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ferret-badger. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ferret-badger,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ferret-badger.

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