RATELS

Noun

ratels

plural of ratel

Anagrams

• Salter, Slater, alerts, alters, artels, estral, laster, laters, resalt, salter, slater, staler, stelar, strale, streal, talers, tarsel, tralse

Source: Wiktionary


RATEL

Ra"tel, n. Etym: [F.] (Zoöl.)

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

Note: Several species are known in Africa and India. The Cape ratel (M. Capensis) and the Indian ratel (M. Indica) are the best known. The back is gray; the lower parts, face, and tail are black. They are fond of honey, and rob the nests of wild bees.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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