ratel

A carnivorous mammal (Mellivora capensis) of Africa and Asia, having short legs and a thick coat that is dark below and whitish above.

A carnivorous quadruped of the family Mustelidæ and subfamily Mellivorinæ as Mellivora capensis or M. ratellus. the honey-ratel of the Cape of Good Hope, and M. indica, that of India; a honey-badger. See Mellivora, and cut in next column.

See rotl.

Any carnivore of the genus Mellivora, allied to the weasels and the skunks; — called also honey badger.

A carnivorous mammal, Mellivora capensis, found in Africa and some parts of Asia; the honey badger

nocturnal badger-like carnivore of wooded regions of Africa and southern Asia