meline

M3E1L1I1N1E1

adjective

Having the qualities of or relating to a badger.

OriginLatin mēlīnus →
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Meanings

meline1

adjectivemeline (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving 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"

Meline2

proper nounMeline (plural Melines)

plural Melines

  1. A surname from French.

Origin

meline · adjective

  1. Latinmēlīnus
  2. Englishmeline

From Latin mēlīnus.

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Meline · proper noun

  1. FrenchMéline
  2. EnglishMeline

Borrowed from French Méline.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

meline. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meline

MLA

“meline.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meline. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “meline,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meline.

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